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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
The theory of inflation gives certain predictions for the amount of primordial gravitational waves compared to the amount of density perturbations. These predictions are, in principle, verifiable through observation of the ...
(Master thesis / Hovedoppgave, 2007)
The goals of this thesis are to provide a general introduction to CMB fundamentals, give an overview of non-Gaussianity analysis, and to compare the sensitivities of a selection of tests (Minkowski functionals, skeleton ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)
There have been many reports on anomalies in the CMB from different research groups. In this work statistical tests using the gradients of the CMB temperature, applied to the seven year WMAP data, have been investigated. ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
Systematic anomalies that seem to follow the first ionisation
potential (FIP) of the minor, heavy elements at the sun, have been
found when comparing the observed elemental abundances in the upper
solar atmosphere with the ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
Gravitational lensing has played an important role in cosmology since the discovery of the first gravitational lensing system in 1979 (Walsh et al.), where the quasar QSO 0957+561 can be seen in two images. Such multiple ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Inflation is a much discussed topic within the field of cosmology; it represents a time in the history of the Universe where a very rapid, exponential expansion was taking place. This expansion is needed in order for the ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
Neutrino cosmology is a very interesting field of research,
where properties of some of the smallest constituents of the universe
are probed by the very largest structures of the universe; large scale
structures of the ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
I have investigated the total energy of Friedmann-Robertson-Walker universes.
This is an interesting issue, because if the energy of the universe turns out not to be conserved, it will be in conflict with our common ...
(Master thesis / Hovedoppgave, 2002)
It is believed that the Broad Emission Line Region of Quasars consists of discrete clouds. Due to the suspected small size of a cloud, the radiation from clouds may be strongly amplified by gravitational microlensing.
It ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
The statistical analysis of the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation to make estimates of the Power Spectrum is a comutationally heavy operation, involving large covariance matrices.
In this thesis I explore the possibility ...