PIRSA:21020006

Tension in the Hubble Constant: Is There a Crisis in Cosmology?

Freedman, W. (2021). Tension in the Hubble Constant: Is There a Crisis in Cosmology?. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/21020006

Freedman, Wendy. Tension in the Hubble Constant: Is There a Crisis in Cosmology?. Perimeter Institute, Feb. 24, 2021, https://pirsa.org/21020006 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:21020006,
            doi = {10.48660/21020006},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/21020006},
            author = {Freedman, Wendy},
            keywords = {Other},
            language = {en},
            title = {Tension in  the Hubble Constant: Is There a Crisis in Cosmology?},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2021},
            month = {feb},
            note = {PIRSA:21020006 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Wendy Freedman

University of Chicago

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An important and unresolved question in cosmology today is whether there is new physics that is missing from our current standard Lambda Cold Dark Matter (LCDM) model. A current discrepancy in the measurement of the Hubble constant could be signaling a new physical property of the universe or, more mundanely, unrecognized measurement uncertainties. I will discuss two of our most precise methods for measuring distances in the local universe: Cepheids and the Tip of the Red Giant Branch (TRGB). I will present new results from the Carnegie-Chicago Hubble Program (CCHP), the goal of which is to independently measure a value of the Hubble constant to a precision and accuracy of 2%. Using the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys,  we are  using the TRGB to calibrate Type Ia supernovae. I will  address the uncertainties,  discuss the current tension in Ho, and whether there is need for additional physics beyond the standard LCDM model.