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Re: Inflation Model Seriously Challenged

Subject: Re: Inflation Model Seriously Challenged
From: "George Dishman"
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 10:27:41 -0000
Newsgroups: sci.astro
"physicshelp" <physicshelp.2062xn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> Based on this article, I have two questions for a physics class to
> answer that I am unsure of.
>
> 1.   Explain what is meant by a mode of vibration.  Include a diagram
> to help with your explanation.  What does "l" represent (a lower case
> "L")?
>
> 2.   What is the disadvantage of observing a "full CMB sky"?  In order
> for these observations to be useful, what must be done?

This should answer the first two:

http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/CMB-DT.html

> 3.  What are the possible conclusions for the observations described in
> the article?

Observations don't always lead to conclusions. We
have seen unusual values but we don't have a model
that predicts them so further study and measurements
are the way forward.

George



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