Foundations of Supernova Cosmology
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2009-10-05 v1
Abstract
This is a brief sketch of the use of supernovae to measure cosmological parameters. It traces the early work, the events surrounding the discovery and verification of cosmic acceleration using SN Ia, and the efforts today to make sound inferences about the nature of dark energy. The prospects for minimizing systematics by using near-infrared observations in the supernova restframe are emphasized. This could be an important point in the design of a JDEM that employs supernovae to measure the history of cosmic expansion.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0910.0257,
title = {Foundations of Supernova Cosmology},
author = {Robert P. Kirshner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.0257},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
A chapter contributed to "Dark energy-- observational and theoretical approaches" edited by Pilar Ruiz-Lapuente (ISBN-13: 9780521518888) available in March 2010 from Cambridge University Press