Gif Lectures on Cosmic Acceleration

Dec, 2009
45 pages
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Abstract: (arXiv)
These lecture notes cover some of the theoretical topics associated with cosmic acceleration. Plausible explanations to cosmic acceleration include dark energy, modified gravity and a violation of the Copernican principle. Each of these possibilities are briefly described.
  • expansion: acceleration
  • gravitation: model
  • lectures
  • dark energy
  • cosmological constant
  • gravitation: scalar tensor
  • chameleon
  • gravitation: f(R)