Cosmology with type-Ia supernovae
Abstract
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I review the use of type-Ia supernovae (SNe) for cosmological studies. After briefly recalling the main features of type-Ia SNe that lead to their use as cosmological probes, I briefly describe current and planned type-Ia SNe surveys, with special emphasis on their physics reach in the presence of systematic uncertainties, which will be dominant in nearly all cases.
15 pages, 10 figures. To appear in the proceedings of IRGAC 06
15 pages, 10 figures. To appear in the proceedings of IRGAC 06