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Addressing the Biggest Controversies in Modern Cosmology with George Efstathiou [Ep. 436]

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

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Challenges in Modern Cosmology: Analyzing the Hubble Tension and Sigma -a -tension

The chapter discusses the discrepancies in the Hubble constant values obtained from various observations and the challenges in modifying late-time and early-time physics to reconcile this tension. It also delves into the Sigma -a -tension related to matter fluctuations and mass-density parameter, exploring potential explanations like late-time effects and modifications to gravity.

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