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The origin of large scale structure in the Universe is one of the most fundamental issues in cosmology. Gravitational instability models hold that large-scale structure forms as the result of gravitational amplification of initially small perturbations in the primordial density distribution. The COBE-DMR maps of the cosmic microwave background anisotropy measure the primordial density distribution on super-horizon scales and offer a unique probe of the “initial conditions” for structure formation. I will present several statistical tests of the large-scale CMB anisotropy, with an emphasis on what what we can learn, what we can’t, and why.
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Kogut, A. (1998). Large-Scale Anisotropy of the Cosmic Microwave Background. In: Sánchez, N., Zichichi, A. (eds) Current Topics in Astrofundamental Physics: Primordial Cosmology. NATO ASI Series, vol 511. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5046-0_12
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