BICEP2 and the detection of primordial gravitational waves

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Cosmic inflation: 'Spectacular' discovery hailed
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26605974

BICEP2 2014 Release Papers and Data Products
http://bicepkeck.org/index.html#papers

Commentary by Liam McAllister on Motl's blog
http://motls.blogspot.com/2014/03/bicep2-primordial-gravitational-waves.html

Adam Falkowski's commentary
http://resonaances.blogspot.com/

Matt Strassler's commentary
http://profmattstrassler.com/2014/03/17/bicep2-new-evidence-of-cosmic-inflation/

 

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