Observational Probes of Dark Energy
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2015-06-03 v2
Abstract
The cause for the observed acceleration in the expansion of the universe is unknown, and referred to as "dark energy" for convenience. Dark energy could be an unknown energy component, or a modification of Einstein's general relativity. This dictates the measurements that are optimal in unveiling the nature of dark energy: the cosmic expansion history, and the growth history of cosmic large scale structure. I will examine Type Ia supernovae and galaxy clustering as dark energy probes, and discuss recent results and future prospects.
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@article{arxiv.1201.2110,
title = {Observational Probes of Dark Energy},
author = {Yun Wang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.2110},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Minor corrections. 16 pages (at the page limit), including 16 figures. Proceeding paper for an invited plenary talk at Spanish Relativity Meeting 2011 (ERE2011)