Relic Vector Field and CMB Large Scale Anomalies
arXiv:1305.4794 · doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2014/10/027
Abstract
We study the most general effects of relic vector fields on the inflationary background and density perturbations. Such effects are observable if the number of inflationary e-folds is close to the minimum requirement to solve the horizon problem. We show that this can potentially explain two CMB large scale anomalies: the quadrupole-octopole alignment and the quadrupole power suppression. We discuss its effect on the parity anomaly. We also provide analytical template for more detailed data comparison.
15 pages, v4, references added, some comments revised, JCAP version
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