The Accelerating Universe
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2016-11-15 v3 Popular Physics
Abstract
In this article we review the discovery of the accelerating universe using type Ia supernovae. We then outline ways in which dark energy - component that causes the acceleration - is phenomenologically described. We finally describe principal cosmological techniques to measure large-scale properties of dark energy. This chapter complements other articles in this book that describe theoretical understanding (or lack thereof) of the cause for the accelerating universe.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1010.1162,
title = {The Accelerating Universe},
author = {Dragan Huterer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.1162},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
Invited review chapter for book "Adventures in Cosmology" (ed. D. Goodstein) aimed at general scientists; 28 pages, 10 figures