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axis of evil: a standalone construct

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Cosmology

the unexpected alignment of the quadrupole and octopole of the cosmic microwave background along a shared axis, an anomaly under statistical isotropy.

In cosmology, axis of evil refers to the unexpected alignment of the quadrupole and octopole of the cosmic microwave background along a shared axis, an anomaly under statistical isotropy. This meaning comes from Land (2005) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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References

Land, K., & Magueijo, J. (2005). Examination of Evidence for a Preferred Axis in the Cosmic Radiation Anisotropy. Physical Review Letters, 95(7). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.95.071301

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