Inhomogeneous spacetimes as a dark energy model

Abstract

Tolman-Bondi inhomogeneous spacetimes are used as a cosmological model for type Ia supernova data. It is found that with certain parameter choices the model fits the data as well as the standard $\Lambda$CDM cosmology does.

arXiv comment9 pages, 6 figures, Added References

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