2001/07/30 by Sean M. Carroll, Carroll, Sean M. · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #astro-ph #gr-qc #hep-ph #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0107571
17 pages
arxiv created 2001/08/02 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
A brief review is offered of the theoretical background concerning dark energy: what is required by observations, what sort of models are being considered, and how they fit into particle physics and gravitation. Contribution to the SNAP (SuperNova Acceleration Probe) Yellow Book.