The Impact of Observing Strategy on Cosmological Constraints with LSST

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The generation-defining Vera C.

• Rubin Observatory will make state-of-the-art measurements of both the static and transient universe through its Legacy Survey for Space and Time (LSST).
• With such capabilities, it is immensely challenging to optimize the LSST observing strategy across the survey's wide range of science drivers.
• Many aspects of the LSST observing strategy relevant to the LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration, such as survey footprint definition, single visit exposure time and the cadence of repeat visits in different filters, are yet to be finalized.