Research report 2022 - Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics
New analysis strengthens the hint of new physics in polarised radiation from the early Universe
Authors
Eiichiro Komatsu
Departments
Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Garching
Summary
In 2020, a tantalizing hint of new physics violating “parity symmetry” was found in polarization data of the cosmic microwave background obtained with the Planck satellite at high frequencies. Based on the Planck data and a simplified assumption about the impact of the polarized dust emission in the Milky Way, the scientists reported a violation of the symmetry of the laws of physics under inversion of spatial coordinates with 99.2% confidence level.