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The $H_0$ tension and the accompanying $r_d$ tension are a hot topic in current cosmology. In order to remove the degeneracy between the Hubble parameter $H_0$ and the sound horizon scale $r_d$ from the Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAO)…
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