Structure formation as an alternative to dark energy and modified gravity

Nov, 2008

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Abstract: (European Astronomical Society)
Observations are inconsistent with a homogeneous andiso-tropic universe with ordinary matter and gravity.The universe is far from exact homogeneity and isotropyat late times, and the effect of the non-linearstructures has to be quantified before concludingthat new physics is needed.We explain how structure formation can lead to acceleratedexpansion, and discuss a semi-realistic model wherethe timescale in the change in the expansion rate emergesfrom the physics of structure formation.
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  • 12 pages, 4 figures, contribution to the proceedings of the July 2008 CRAL-IPNL conference 'Dark Energy and Dark Matter'
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