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6 - Non-Gaussianities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 December 2020

Ruth Durrer
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Université de Genève
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In this chapter we present an introduction to the vast subject of non-Gaussian perturbations. We mainly concentrate on the bispectrum and the trispectrum. We define some standard shapes of the bispectrum in Fourier space and translate them to angular space. For a description of arbitrary N-point function in the sky we introduce a basis of rotation-invariant functions on the sphere in Appendix 4. This chapter has been added in the second edition.

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Print publication year: 2020

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  • Non-Gaussianities
  • Ruth Durrer, Université de Genève
  • Book: The Cosmic Microwave Background
  • Online publication: 10 December 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316471524.007
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  • Non-Gaussianities
  • Ruth Durrer, Université de Genève
  • Book: The Cosmic Microwave Background
  • Online publication: 10 December 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316471524.007
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  • Non-Gaussianities
  • Ruth Durrer, Université de Genève
  • Book: The Cosmic Microwave Background
  • Online publication: 10 December 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316471524.007
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