Dark Energy and Dark MatterNo Access
THE IMPRINT OF DARK ENERGY
https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217732304014379Cited by:1 (Source: Crossref)
Abstract
Diverse cosmological observations indicate the existence of dark energy, comprising ~ 70% of the total cosmic energy density and driving the accelerated cosmic expansion. Possible explanations for the dark energy include a cosmological constant and quintessence — a time-varying, inhomogeneous field with negative pressure. In this article we summarize how the dark energy imprints features on the cosmic microwave background. Observation of these features could be useful in discriminating amongst various theories, and could reveal clues as to the nature of the dark energy.
PACS: 98.80.-k, 98.65.-r, 98.70.Vc
