Einstein: The lucky ones!

Whenever Einstein@Home finds a new neutron star, there is always one workunit in which that discovery "stands out" from the noise with the highest statistical significance.* The volunteers whose computers processed that workunit receive framed discovery certificates, signed by myself and by the Principal Investigator of the experiment/collaboration that provided the data.* Over the past decade, we have sent out more than a hundred of these, and we are now preparing a new batch.** If you are interested, here is
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