2009/03/31 by Massimo Giovannini · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #astro-ph.CO #gr-qc #hep-ph #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.79.103007
published as Phys.Rev.D79:103007,2009 · 48 pages, 11 figures; corrected minor typos; discussions added; to appear in Physical Review
arxiv created 2009/05/08 · openalex publication_date 2009/05/15 · arxiv updated 2010/04/29 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Predecoupling magnetic fields affect the scalar modes of the geometry and produce observable effects which can be constrained also through the use of current (as opposed to forthcoming) data stemming from the cosmic microwave nackground observations. The dependence of the temperature and polarization angular power spectra upon the parameters of an ambient magnetic field is encoded in the scaling properties of a set of basic integrals whose derivation is simplified in the limit of small angular scales. The magnetically-induced distortions patterns of the relevant observables can be computed analytically by employing scaling considerations which are corroborated by numerical results. The parameter space of the magnetized cosmic microwave background anisotropies is also discussed in the light of the obtained analytical results.