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Cosmology at at Crossroads: Tension with the Hubble Constant

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2017-06-12 v1

Abstract

We are at an interesting juncture in cosmology. With new methods and technology, the accuracy in measurement of the Hubble constant has vastly improved, but a recent tension has arisen that is either signaling new physics or as-yet unrecognized uncertainties.

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@article{arxiv.1706.02739,
  title  = {Cosmology at at Crossroads: Tension with the Hubble Constant},
  author = {Wendy L. Freedman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.02739},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

Invited commentary for Nature Astronomy; 10 pages, 2 figures