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First observational tests of eternal inflation by Feeney, Stephen M, Johnson, Matthew C, Mortlock, Daniel J, Peiris, Hiranya V

“…The eternal inflation scenario predicts that our observable Universe resides inside a single bubble embedded in a vast inflating multiverse. We present the…”
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Clarifying the Hubble constant tension with a Bayesian hierarchical model of the local distance ladder by Feeney, Stephen M, Mortlock, Daniel J, Dalmasso, Niccolò

“…Abstract Estimates of the Hubble constant, H0, from the local distance ladder and from the cosmic microwave background (CMB) are discrepant at the ∼3σ level,…”
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Prospects for Resolving the Hubble Constant Tension with Standard Sirens by Feeney, Stephen M, Peiris, Hiranya V, Williamson, Andrew R, Nissanke, Samaya M, Mortlock, Daniel J, Alsing, Justin, Scolnic, Dan

“…The Hubble constant (H_{0}) estimated from the local Cepheid-supernova distance ladder is in 3-σ tension with the value extrapolated from cosmic microwave…”
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How Isotropic is the Universe? by Saadeh, Daniela, Feeney, Stephen M, Pontzen, Andrew, Peiris, Hiranya V, McEwen, Jason D

“…A fundamental assumption in the standard model of cosmology is that the Universe is isotropic on large scales. Breaking this assumption leads to a set of…”
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Exploiting Network Topology for Accelerated Bayesian Inference of Grain Surface Reaction Networks by Heyl, Johannes, Viti, Serena, Holdship, Jonathan, Feeney, Stephen M.

“…In the study of grain-surface chemistry in the interstellar medium, there exists much uncertainty regarding the reaction mechanisms with few constraints on the…”
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Prospects for Measuring the Hubble Constant with Neutron-Star-Black-Hole Mergers by Feeney, Stephen M, Peiris, Hiranya V, Nissanke, Samaya M, Mortlock, Daniel J

“…Gravitational wave (GW) and electromagnetic (EM) observations of neutron-star-black-hole (NSBH) mergers can provide precise local measurements of the Hubble…”
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SSSpaNG! stellar spectra as sparse, data-driven, non-Gaussian processes by Feeney, Stephen M, Wandelt, Benjamin D, Ness, Melissa K

“…ABSTRACT Upcoming million-star spectroscopic surveys have the potential to revolutionize our view of the formation and chemical evolution of the Milky Way…”
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A framework for testing isotropy with the cosmic microwave background by Saadeh, Daniela, Feeney, Stephen M., Pontzen, Andrew, Peiris, Hiranya V., McEwen, Jason D.

“…We present a new framework for testing the isotropy of the Universe using cosmic microwave background data, building on the nested-sampling anicosmo code…”
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Forecasting constraints from the cosmic microwave background on eternal inflation by Feeney, Stephen M., Elsner, Franz, Johnson, Matthew C., Peiris, Hiranya V.

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Hierarchical Bayesian detection algorithm for early-universe relics in the cosmic microwave background by Feeney, Stephen M., Johnson, Matthew C., McEwen, Jason D., Mortlock, Daniel J., Peiris, Hiranya V.

“…A number of theoretically well-motivated additions to the standard cosmological model predict weak signatures in the form of spatially localized sources…”
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Robust constraint on cosmic textures from the cosmic microwave background by Feeney, Stephen M, Johnson, Matthew C, Mortlock, Daniel J, Peiris, Hiranya V

“…Fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) contain information which has been pivotal in establishing the current cosmological model. These data can…”
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Cosmic microwave background science at commercial airline altitudes by Feeney, Stephen M., Gudmundsson, Jon E., Peiris, Hiranya V., Verde, Licia, Errard, Josquin

“…Abstract Obtaining high-sensitivity measurements of degree-scale cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization is the most direct path to detecting primordial…”
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Unbiased likelihood-free inference of the Hubble constant from light standard sirens by Gerardi, Francesca, Feeney, Stephen M, Alsing, Justin

“…Multi-messenger observations of binary neutron star mergers offer a promising path towards resolution of the Hubble constant ($H_0$) tension, provided their…”
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Measuring the nuclear equation of state with neutron star-black hole mergers by Sarin, Nikhil, Peiris, Hiranya V, Mortlock, Daniel J, Alsing, Justin, Nissanke, Samaya M, Feeney, Stephen M

“…Gravitational-wave (GW) observations of neutron star-black hole (NSBH) mergers are sensitive to the nuclear equation of state (EOS). We present a new…”
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SSSpaNG! Stellar Spectra as Sparse, data-driven, Non-Gaussian processes by Feeney, Stephen M, Wandelt, Benjamin D, Ness, Melissa K

“…MNRAS, Volume 501, Issue 3, March 2021, Pages 3258-3271 Upcoming million-star spectroscopic surveys have the potential to revolutionize our view of the…”
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Exploiting Network Topology for Accelerated Bayesian Inference of Grain Surface Reaction Networks by Heyl, Johannes, Viti, Serena, Holdship, Jonathan, Feeney, Stephen M

“…In the study of grain-surface chemistry in the interstellar medium, there exists much uncertainty regarding the reaction mechanisms with few constraints on the…”
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Prospects for Measuring the Hubble Constant with Neutron-Star-Black-Hole Mergers by Feeney, Stephen M, Peiris, Hiranya V, Nissanke, Samaya M, Mortlock, Daniel J

“…Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 171102 (2021) Gravitational wave (GW) and electromagnetic (EM) observations of neutron-star-black-hole (NSBH) mergers can provide precise…”
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Optimal proposals for Approximate Bayesian Computation by Alsing, Justin, Wandelt, Benjamin D, Feeney, Stephen M

“…We derive the optimal proposal density for Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) using Sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) (or Population Monte Carlo, PMC). The…”
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Unbiased Hubble constant estimation from binary neutron star mergers by Mortlock, Daniel J, Feeney, Stephen M, Peiris, Hiranya V, Williamson, Andrew R, Nissanke, Samaya M

“…Phys. Rev. D 100, 103523 (2019) Gravitational wave (GW) observations of binary neutron star (BNS) mergers can be used to measure luminosity distances and…”
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First observational tests of eternal inflation: Analysis methods and WMAP 7-year results by Feeney, Stephen M., Johnson, Matthew C., Mortlock, Daniel J., Peiris, Hiranya V.

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