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How successful can the scalar-tensor theory be in understanding the accelerating universe?

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2009-09-01 v1

Abstract

The accelerating universe is closely related to today's version of the cosmological constant problem; fine-tuning and coincidence problems. We show how successfully the scalar-tensor theory, a rather rigid theoretical idea, provides us with a simple and natural way to understand why today's observed cosmological constant is small only because we are old cosmologically, without fine-tuning theoretical parameters extremely.

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@article{arxiv.0908.4324,
  title  = {How successful can the scalar-tensor theory be in understanding the accelerating universe?},
  author = {Yasunori Fujii},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0908.4324},
  year   = {2009}
}

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6 pages, 1 figure, based on a conference talk