Is dark energy the only solution to the apparent acceleration of the present universe?
Astrophysics
2009-11-07 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
Even for the observed luminosity distance D_L(z), which suggests the existence of dark energy, we show that an inhomogeneous dust universe solution without dark energy is possible in general. Future observation of D_L(z) for 1 \lesssim z < 1.7 may confirm or refute this possibility.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0112419,
title = {Is dark energy the only solution to the apparent acceleration of the present universe?},
author = {Hideo Iguchi and Takashi Nakamura and Ken-ichi Nakao},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0112419},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
10 pages, 6 figures, Prog. Theor. Phys. in press