Darker Side of the Universe

dc.creatorPadmanabhan, T.
dc.date2005-10-17
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:43:55Z
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dc.descriptionObservations suggest that nearly seventy per cent of the energy density in the universe is unclustered and exerts negative pressure. Theoretical understanding of this component (`dark energy'), which is driving an accelerated expansion of the universe, is {\it the} problem in cosmology today. I discuss this issue with special emphasis on the cosmological constant as the possible choice for the dark energy. Several curious features of a universe with a cosmological constant are described and some possible approaches to understand the nature of the cosmological constant are discussed.
dc.descriptionInvited Review Talk at the 29th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Aug 3-10, 2005, Pune, India; to appear in the proceedings; 15 pages; 2 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0510492
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0510492
dc.identifierProceedings of the 29th International Cosmic Ray Conference 10: 47-62 (2005)
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/102602
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleDarker Side of the Universe
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