Quintessence and the accelerating universe
Abstract
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Observations seem to indicate that our universe is presently accelerating due to the presence of dark energy. Quintessence represents a possible way to model the dark energy. In these proceedings, we briefly review its main properties.
4 pages, 3 figures. Invited talk given by J. Martin at the Sf2a meeting (June 24-29, 2002, Paris)
4 pages, 3 figures. Invited talk given by J. Martin at the Sf2a meeting (June 24-29, 2002, Paris)