Was wondering if anyone could help me with the following claim by AIG in their new book Refuting Compromise (pg 156-157), i am attempting a critique of it and would like some assistance:
The claim goes like this. Symmetry patterns such as octopole and quadrupole components are arranged in a straight line across the sky, along a kind of cosmic equator detected in the WMAP are given as evidence against the isotropy of the universe. It is however, seen as consistent with his theory that the matter in the cosmos is experiencing slow rotation, this would produce the quadrupole and octopole moments.
Anyone with some knowledge in this area that can shine some light on the issue for me would be greatly appreciated!
The heading of this section in this book from AIG is titled "CMB Patterns Indicate a Rotating Cosmos", he is trying to undermine the Cosmological principle by advocating this incoherence in the CBR manifested in the octopole and quadrupole components referred to above. I think the concept of a bounded and unbounded universe is key to his claim. I think since he has a bounded universe as proposed by Humphreys he would see the center of gravity at the center of the universe with the universe rotating as a black hole might rotate.
Would love to hear from those with some good understanding of the details to provide some input.
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