Late Time Universe: Cosmic Acceleration
A special issue of Universe (ISSN 2218-1997).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2020)
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Dark Energy; Gravity Theory and Phenomenology; Early Universe Cosmology; Cosmic Microwave Background, Large Scale Structure
Interests: Dark Energy; Modified Gravity; Black Holes; Early Universe Cosmology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The discovery of the late-time accelerated expansion of the Universe, almost exactly twenty years ago, has had a striking and unprecedented impact on cosmology. Attempts to observationally pin down the nature of this mysterious cosmic acceleration, as well as theoretically explain the mechanism behind it, have been monumental. A joint endeavour to understand this spectacular phenomenon, and to resolve one of the most difficult cosmic conundrums ever, is now ongoing by theoretical cosmologists, particle physicists and experts on gravity on the theoretical side, and a variety of large-scale collaborations and cosmological surveys on the observational side.
The focus in this Special Issue is on understanding the evolution of the Universe at late times with an emphasis on the nature of cosmic acceleration, both theoretically and observationally. We invite and encourage experts in theoretical, phenomenological and observational physics, astrophysics and cosmology, to join us in this Special Issue by submitting their articles on cosmic acceleration and related topics.
The articles may have reference to (but are not restricted to) the following topics:
- Current and future constraints on cosmic acceleration
- The cosmological constant problems
- Stress-testing ΛCDM
- Alternatives to Λ: Dark energy, modified theories of gravity, etc.
- Observing dark energy
- Gravity in cosmology: theory and observation
- De Sitter and quintessence from fundamental physics: String theory, supergravity, etc.
- Theoretical problems with de Sitter vacua
- Connection to early Universe: Quintessential inflation
Dr. Yashar Akrami
Prof. Dr. Anne-Christine Davis
Prof. Dr. Edvard Mörtsell
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Late Time Cosmology
- Accelerated Expansion
- Cosmological Constant
- Dark Energy
- Gravity Theories
