Quintessence-the Dark Energy in the Universe?
Astrophysics
2014-10-13 v1
Abstract
Quintessence - the energy density of a slowly evolving scalar field - may constitute a dynamical form of the homogeneous dark energy in the universe. We review the basic idea and indicate observational tests which may distinguish quintessence from a cosmological constant.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0110211,
title = {Quintessence-the Dark Energy in the Universe?},
author = {C. Wetterich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0110211},
year = {2014}
}
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13 pages, 3 figures, LaTex