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Standard Rulers & Independent Distance Methods: Foundations

Cosmic distances can be measured with methods that do not rely on the traditional stellar distance ladder. Independent methods test the distance ladder, constrain expansion history, and help distinguish unknown systematics from new cosmological physics.

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Cosmic distances can be measured with methods that do not rely on the traditional stellar distance ladder.

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Each method connects an observable angle, flux, time delay, waveform, or clustering scale to an absolute physical scale.

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