TY - BOOK ID - 77929053 TI - Paths to dark energy : theory and observation AU - Byrd, Gene AU - Byrd, Gene G. PY - 2012 VL - 2 SN - 9786613940391 1283627949 9783110258783 3110258781 9783110258547 3110258544 9781283627948 PB - Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, DB - UniCat KW - Dark energy (Astronomy) KW - Dark matter (Astronomy) KW - Cosmology. KW - Astronomy KW - Deism KW - Metaphysics KW - Nonluminous matter (Astronomy) KW - Unobserved matter (Astronomy) KW - Unseen matter (Astronomy) KW - Interstellar matter KW - Astrophysics KW - Force and energy KW - Dark Energy. KW - Dark Matter. KW - Mathematical Models. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77929053 AB - This work provides the current theory and observations behind the cosmological phenomenon of dark energy. The approach is comprehensive with rigorous mathematical theory and relevant astronomical observations discussed in context. The book treats the background and history starting with the new-found importance of Einstein's cosmological constant (proposed long ago) in dark energy formulation, as well as the frontiers of dark energy. The authors do not presuppose advanced knowledge of astronomy, and basic mathematical concepts used in modern cosmology are presented in a simple, but rigorous way. All this makes the book useful for both astronomers and physicists, and also for university students of physical sciences. ER -