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They see me rolling… inflating

They see me rolling… inflating

by Philippa Cole | Dec 16, 2019 | Daily Paper Summaries

How to produce black holes during inflation: with a ball, a hill and a speed bump.

Hidden monster or spooky cosmological coincidence?

Hidden monster or spooky cosmological coincidence?

by Philippa Cole | Oct 31, 2019 | Daily Paper Summaries

Two binary black hole mergers were detected within 20 minutes of each other. But does this mean that there were four black holes… or just two?

(s)Pinning down the origins of black hole mergers

(s)Pinning down the origins of black hole mergers

by Philippa Cole | Sep 19, 2019 | Daily Paper Summaries

All of the black hole mergers we’ve seen so far with LIGO/Virgo have surprised us with their mass-spin relationship. Are we misunderstanding stellar collapse? Or is there something even more exotic going on?

Gravitational waves through the looking glass

by Philippa Cole | Mar 20, 2019 | Daily Paper Summaries

Gravitational waves are distorted by the objects that lie in their wake – how can we learn more about their journey through the cosmos?

Growing once, growing twice … or three times?

Growing once, growing twice … or three times?

by Philippa Cole | Jan 2, 2019 | Daily Paper Summaries

As the Hubble tension continues to bubble, can an extra phase of expansion set right our understanding of the Universe’s history?

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