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Astrophysical Russian dolls

Scientists are comfortable in their own communities but other groups working on similar phenomena at different length scales could provide unexpected insights. Collaborations are more likely to uncover common underlying principles.

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Figure 1: Disks as astrophysical Russian dolls.
Figure 2: The cosmic web.

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Loeb, A., Imara, N. Astrophysical Russian dolls. Nat Astron 1, 0006 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-016-0006

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