Dark energy, dark matter and the Chaplygin gas
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
The possibility that the dark energy may be described by the Chaplygin gas is discussed. Some observational constraints are established. These observational constraints indicate that a unified model for dark energy and dark matter through the employement of the Chaplygin gas is favored.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0210079,
title = {Dark energy, dark matter and the Chaplygin gas},
author = {R. Colistete and J. C. Fabris and S. V. B. Goncalves and P. E. de Souza},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0210079},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
5 pages, 2 EPS figures, LaTeX 2e, uses graphicx. To appear in the Proceedings of the XVIII IAP Colloquium `On the nature of dark energy', IAP, Paris, 1-5 July 2002