Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropies
1992COBE's DMR instrument detected the first confirmed anisotropies (temperature fluctuations) in the cosmic microwave background (George Smoot, 1992) -- the primordial density fluctuations that seeded all later large-scale structure. Real, on-topic precedent literature exists back to the 1970s-80s (earlier, less-definitive ground/balloon-based anisotropy measurement attempts), confirmed via OpenAlex noise test. Smoot shared the 2006 Nobel Prize with Mather.
Discovery Velocity
Normalized OpenAlex paper velocity, one point per year.
Originators
- George F. Smoot
Landmark Paper
Checked 2026-08-30 — interim signal only, see docs/BASIC_ROADMAP.md Phase 10
Connections
No verified edges into the applied tree or elsewhere in Basic yet — never rendered as fabricated, just absent.
Cross-Domain Connections
No verified cross-domain connections indexed for Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropies yet. Verified links are admitted under FSTP epistemic audit standards.