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Accelerating Universe: Observational Status and Theoretical Implications

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The Invisible Universe: Dark Matter and Dark Energy

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics ((LNP,volume 720))

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This is a pedagogical review of the recent observational data obtained from type Ia supernova surveys that support the accelerating expansion of the universe. The methods for the analysis of the data are reviewed and the theoretical implications obtained from their analysis are discussed.

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Perivolaropoulos, L. (2007). Accelerating Universe: Observational Status and Theoretical Implications. In: Papantonopoulos, L. (eds) The Invisible Universe: Dark Matter and Dark Energy. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 720. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71013-4_9

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