Abstract
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
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1519-1528 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Classical and Quantum Gravity |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |