Dark energy and the inhomogeneous universe

<p>In this thesis, I study the relativistic effects of matter inhomogeneities on the accelerating expansion of the Universe. The acceleration is often taken to be caused by the presence of an exotic fluid called Dark Energy, or else a non-zero 'cosmological constant' term in the fiel...

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Main Author: Bull, P
Other Authors: Ferreira, P
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2013
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