Proving Inflation: A Bootstrap Approach (2008)
Boyle, Latham, Steinhardt, Paul J.
We propose a way to test the essential idea underlying the inflationary paradigm: that the universe underwent a brief period of accelerated expansion followed by a long period of decelerated...
The spin expansion for binary black hole merger: new predictions and future directions (2007)
Boyle, Latham, Kesden, Michael
In a recent paper arXiv:0709.0299, we introduced a spin expansion that provides a simple yet powerful way to understand aspects of binary black hole (BBH) merger. This approach relies on the symmetry...
Binary black hole merger: symmetry and the spin expansion (2007)
Boyle, Latham, Kesden, Michael, Nissanke, Samaya
We regard binary black hole (BBH) merger as a map from a simple initial state (two Kerr black holes, with dimensionless spins {\bf a} and {\bf b}) to a simple final state (a Kerr black hole with mass...