Penrose's circles in the CMB and a test of inflation
Abstract
We present a calculation of the angular size of the circles in the CMB predicted by Penrose on the basis of his Conformal Cyclic Cosmology. If these circles are detected, the existence of an upper limit on their angular radius would provide a challenge for inflation.
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