The dependence of cosmological parameters estimated from the microwave background on non-gaussianity

• Verfasst von: Amendola, Luca [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The dependence of cosmological parameters estimated from the microwave background on non-gaussianity
• Verf.angabe: Luca Amendola, Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Via Frascati, 00040 Monteporzio Catone, Italy
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 17.11.2017
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: De.arxiv.org
• Jahr Quelle: 2001
• Band/Heft Quelle: (2001) Artikel-Nummer 0107527, 4 Seiten
• DOI: doi:10.1086/339421
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1565453751

Abstract

The estimation of cosmological parameters from cosmic microwave experiments has almost always been performed assuming gaussian data. In this paper the sensitivity of the parameter estimation to different assumptions on the probability distribution of the fluctuations is tested. Specifically, adopting the Edgeworth expansion, I show how the cosmological parameters depend on the skewness of the C_l spectrum. In the particular case of skewness independent of the multipole number I find that the primordial slope, the baryon density and the cosmological constant increase with the skewness.