Type Ia Supernovae : Homogeneity and Diversity
The use of type Ia supernovae as distance estimators has shown that about 75% of the energy content of the universe has a negative equation of state parameter and thus, drives the acceleration of the universe. Constraining the exact nature of this energy is one of the main goals in cosmology. As the...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Stockholms universitet, Fysikum
2004
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-58 |