The Concerning S$H_0$ES Hubble Constant
Abstract
Concerns are raised regarding the SES results, and the present controversy. The SES km/s/Mpc has remained relatively unaltered across years (2005-2023), despite marked shifts in maser and Cepheid distances to the keystone galaxy NGC4258 (M106), and changes in the slope, zeropoint, metallicity, and extinction terms tied to the Leavitt Law, and notwithstanding uncertain photometry for remote Cepheids spanning galaxies with highly inhomogeneous crowding and surface brightness profiles. Concerns raised regarding the SES findings by fellow researchers are likewise highlighted. An independent blind assessment of the entire suite of raw HST Cepheid images is warranted, while being mindful of \textit{a priori} constraints and confirmation bias that unwittingly impact conclusions.
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@article{arxiv.2401.12964,
title = {The Concerning S$H_0$ES Hubble Constant},
author = {Daniel Majaess},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.12964},
year = {2024}
}
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Part of a talk given at the VVVX Survey conference, hosted at the Vatican Observatory, Castel Gandolfo (Oct. 2023)