Genus Topology of the Cosmic Microwave Background from the WMAP 3-Year   Data
  We have independently measured the genus topology of the temperature fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background seen in the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) 3-year data. A genus analysis of the WMAP data indicates consistency with Gaussian random-phase initial conditions, as predicted by standard inflation. We set 95% confidence limits on non-linearities of -101 < f_{nl} < 107. We also find that the observed low l (l <= 8) modes show a slight anti-correlation with the Galactic foreground, but not exceeding 95% confidence, and that the topology defined by these modes is consistent with that of a Gaussian random-phase distribution (within 95% confidence). 
J. Richard Gott III (1), Wesley N. Colley (2), Chan-Gyung Park (3),   Changbom Park (3) and Charles Mugnolo (1) ((1) Princet...