13 things that do not make sense...

col · 20-03-2005, 22:10

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quote:Originally posted by betazed

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quote:Originally posted by col

The problem with the background is that it is too uniform - and you can only really get that if the different parts have had chance to reach thermal equilibrium ie they were once in contact.
I wrote part of my M Sc thesis on the microwave background uniformity and the data isnt that great to be honest.

Didn't COBE and WMAP get better data on that? I thought WMAP did an excellent survey of the microwave background. So why do you say that the data isn't that great?

The errors are still pretty large - and when you're dealing with such small quantities as uwave emission from the different parts of the universe, I dont think the case is nailed down.