The Blowtorch Theory: A New Model for Structure Formation in the Universe

Make yourself a nice cup of tea and settle in with Julian Gough’s magnum opus:

How early, sustained, supermassive black hole jets carved out cosmic voids, shaped filaments, and generated magnetic fields

The Blowtorch Theory: A New Model for Structure Formation in the Universe

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