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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sculthorpe, Gregory
Other Authors: van de Bruck, Carsten
Published: University of Sheffield 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.617203