Superluminous Supernovae as Cosmological Probes

Miranda House · University of Delhi

June — October 2023New Delhi, India

The rarest explosions may extend the argument over the shape of the Universe.

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The question

Can Type Ic superluminous supernovae add useful leverage when standard and modified cosmological backgrounds are compared?

FormalismThe mathematical structure will appear here.Derivations · assumptions · limiting cases

ComputationThe numerical experiment will appear here.Simulation · inference · verification

ObservablesThe physical evidence will appear here.Figures · diagnostics · interpretation

The horizon

The later record will present the distance construction, Bayesian inference, and the model-selection logic behind these unusually luminous messengers.