Do JWST galaxies strain ΛCDM?
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Do JWST galaxies strain ΛCDM?
Do early galaxies strain the standard model, or the assumptions used to estimate their masses? A good answer distinguishes revised estimates from a conflict that survives them.
Dru's spoken stance is that the mass revisions matter. The Hubble tension question is another test of how measurement and physics come apart.
Sub-questions
- Which mass estimates were revised?
- What assumptions drove the revisions?
- Which galaxies still strain the model?
- What observation would settle the disagreement?