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Séminaire / Seminar GReCO

« Backreaction as an alternative to dark energy and modified gravity »

S. Räsänen
Dept. Physique Théorique, Univ. Genève (Genève, Suisse)

When the backreaction of inhomogeneities on the expansion of the universe is taken into account, it may be possible to explain late-time observations without dark energy or modified gravity. I will explain the physics involved, and will discuss a semi-realistic model where the observed timescale of about 10 billion years emerges from the physics of structure formation. I will also discuss the relation between the average expansion rate and light propagation.
lundi 12 janvier 2009 - 11:00
Salle des séminaires Évry Schatzman
Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
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