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Cosmological Parameter Estimation from the CMB
Andy Taylor,
Alan Heavens,
Bill Ballinger
Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh,
Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, EH9 3HJ, U.K.
Max Tegmark
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, U.S.A
Abstract:
We discuss the problems of applying Maximum Likelihood methods to the CMB and
how one can make it both efficient and optimal. The solution is a generalised
eigenvalue problem that allows virtually no loss of information about the
parameter being estimated, but can allow a substantial compression of the data
set. We discuss the more difficult question of simultaneous estimation of many
parameters, and propose solutions. A much fuller account of most of this work
is available (Tegmark, Taylor & Heavens (1997)).
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