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#2 Wendy Freedman - The Crisis in Cosmology, Standard Candles, Future of Cosmology

Jun 16, 2023 · 58m
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  • Wendy Freedman addresses the 'Crisis in Cosmology'—the tension between different measurements of the universe's expansion rate (Hubble constant)
  • Discussion of standard candles (Type Ia supernovae) as tools for measuring cosmic distances and expansion, and their limitations
  • Recent work on refining expansion rate measurements and potential implications for revising our understanding of fundamental cosmology

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