Rendering dark energy void

Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 114-120). === The current model of cosmology, the Friedman-Lemaitre-Robertson-Valker model, assumes that the universe is approximately homogeneous and isotropic on very large scales. Further assuming flatness and dark energy in the f...

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Main Author: February, Sean Phillip
Other Authors: Clarkson, Chris
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11912
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uct-oai-localhost-11427-119122020-10-06T05:11:41Z Rendering dark energy void February, Sean Phillip Clarkson, Chris Cosmology Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 114-120). The current model of cosmology, the Friedman-Lemaitre-Robertson-Valker model, assumes that the universe is approximately homogeneous and isotropic on very large scales. Further assuming flatness and dark energy in the form of Einstein's cosmological constant A then implies that the latter contributes roughly 73% of the total energy of the universe, cold dark matter (CD'I) 23SiC, and baryons, the matter we are made, only 4%. 2015-01-10T06:56:47Z 2015-01-10T06:56:47Z 2009 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11912 eng application/pdf University of Cape Town Faculty of Science Department of Astronomy
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Rendering dark energy void
description Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 114-120). === The current model of cosmology, the Friedman-Lemaitre-Robertson-Valker model, assumes that the universe is approximately homogeneous and isotropic on very large scales. Further assuming flatness and dark energy in the form of Einstein's cosmological constant A then implies that the latter contributes roughly 73% of the total energy of the universe, cold dark matter (CD'I) 23SiC, and baryons, the matter we are made, only 4%.
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