Scalar-tensor theories for dark energy and their cosmological consequences
One of the major outstanding questions in cosmology today is the nature of dark energy, the cause of the observed recent accelerated expansion of the universe. This thesis considers scalar-tensor theories as a possible candidate for dark energy and explores their observational consequences. The evol...
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University of Sheffield
2014
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.617203 |