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CMB limits on large-scale magnetic fields in an inhomogeneous universe

C A Clarkson1,2, A A Coley1, R Maartens3 and C G Tsagas2,3

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We use the cosmic microwave background temperature anisotropy to place limits on large-scale magnetic fields in an inhomogeneous (perturbed Friedmann) universe. If no assumptions are made about the spacetime geometry, only a weak limit can be deduced directly from the CMB. In the special case where spatial inhomogeneity is neglected to first order, the upper limit is much stronger, i.e. a few × 10−9 G.


PACS

98.70.Vc Background radiations

98.80.-k Cosmology

98.62.En Electric and magnetic fields

MSC

85A40 Cosmology (For relativistic cosmology, see 83F05)

Subjects

Gravitation and cosmology

Astrophysics and astroparticles

Dates

Issue 8 (21 April 2003)

Received 21 August 2002

Published 28 March 2003



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