Reassessment of the CatWISE2020 quasar dipole with comprehensive simulations lowers the anomaly significance from 4.9σ to 3.27–3.63σ but leaves it unexplained by clustering or mask effects alone.
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Bayesian tension analysis shows Planck CMB dipole in >5σ disagreement with CatWISE infrared sources and moderate-to-strong disagreement with radio surveys NVSS and RACS, with evidence for shared astrophysical signals in some catalogs.
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The CatWISE2020 Quasar dipole: A Reassessment of the Cosmic Dipole Anomaly
Reassessment of the CatWISE2020 quasar dipole with comprehensive simulations lowers the anomaly significance from 4.9σ to 3.27–3.63σ but leaves it unexplained by clustering or mask effects alone.
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Cosmic dipole tensions: confronting the cosmic microwave background with infrared and radio populations of cosmological sources
Bayesian tension analysis shows Planck CMB dipole in >5σ disagreement with CatWISE infrared sources and moderate-to-strong disagreement with radio surveys NVSS and RACS, with evidence for shared astrophysical signals in some catalogs.