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Published October 20, 2015 | public
Journal Article

Probing the nature of dark energy

Wang, Yun

Abstract

The cause for the observed acceleration in the expansion of the Universe is unknown, and referred to as "dark energy" for convenience. Dark energy could be an unknown energy component, or a modification of Einstein's general relativity. This dictates the measurements that are optimal in unveiling the nature of dark energy: the cosmic expansion history, and the growth history of cosmic large scale structure. Type Ia supernovae, galaxy clustering, and weak lensing are generally considered the most powerful observational probes of dark energy. I will examine Type Ia supernovae and galaxy clustering as dark energy probes, and discuss the recent results and future prospects.

Additional Information

© 2015 World Scientific Publishing Co. Published 19 October 2015. I am grateful to Marc Betoule, Daniel Eisenstein, Mario Hamuy, Dan Kasen, and Kevin Krisciunas for permission to use their figures in this proceeding paper.

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