Abstract / Description of output
The Standard Model of Cosmology has emerged from a number of independent lines of evidence, and accounts very well for most large-scale observations of the Universe. I present a brief review of the model, focussing on the underpinning observational data, and commenting on the strengths and weaknesses of each method. I review some of the current implications for inflation, Dark Matter and Dark Energy, and take a look forward to what may be learned from ambitious future cosmological surveys. The future prospects include the possibility of determining definitively whether the Dark Energy is Einstein's cosmology constant or alternatively an evolving scalar field, or even testing whether gravity is not General Relativity, but a manifestation of a higher-dimensional theory based on strings.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | TAUP2007: TENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TOPICS IN ASTROPARTICLE AND UNDERGROUND PHYSICS |
Editors | K Inoue, A Suzuki, T Mitsuri |
Place of Publication | BRISTOL |
Publisher | IOP Publishing |
Pages | 22001-22001 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Print) | ***************** |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- COLD DARK-MATTER
- GALAXY REDSHIFT SURVEY
- OBSERVATIONAL EVIDENCE
- IA SUPERNOVAE
- CONSTRAINTS
- CONSTANT
- UNIVERSE
- LAMBDA
- ENERGY
- MASS