First-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations
Citation
Spergel, David N. and others. (2003). First-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations. Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 148. pp. 175–194.
Why this reference is included
Spergel and others’ 2003 First-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations, published in Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, is one of the program’s working technical references. Cited across Book V (Categorical Macrocosm), Part 1, Chapter Boundary Data: CMB and CνB as Constraint Surfaces; Book V (Categorical Macrocosm), Part 3, Chapter Dark Energy as Readout Artifact — the central framing is “The CMB as Temporal-Epoch Constraint Surface The cosmic microwave background was discovered by Penzias and Wilson in 1965 and mapped with exquisite precision by COBE (1992) , WMAP…”.
Cited in
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Book V — Categorical Macrocosm Part 1Chapter Boundary Data: CMB and CνB as Constraint Surfaces
The CMB as Temporal-Epoch Constraint Surface The cosmic microwave background was discovered by Penzias and Wilson in 1965 and mapped with exquisite precision by COBE (1992) , WMAP (2003–2010) , and Planck (2013–2018)
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Book V — Categorical Macrocosm Part 3Chapter Dark Energy as Readout Artifact
CMB anisotropy (WMAP , Planck ): the angular power spectrum is consistent with a spatially flat universe (Ω_total ≈ 1), which requires Ω_Λ ≈ 0.68 to balance Ω_m ≈ 0.31