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Dark Energy as a Modification of the Friedmann Equation
Gia Dvali, Michael S. Turner
Dark energy could actually be the manifestation of a modification to the Friedmann equation arising from new physics (e.g., extra dimensions). Writing the correction as $(1-Ω_M)H^α…
A Cosmic Perspective from Lapland in 2001
Michael S. Turner
A convergence of ideas, observations and technology have led to the greatest period of cosmological discovery yet. Over the past three years we have determined the basic features o…
Dark Energy and the New Cosmology
Michael S. Turner
A successor to the standard hot big-bang cosmology is emerging. It greatly extends the highly successful hot big-bang model. A key element of the New Standard Cosmology is dark ene…
Why Cosmologists Believe the Universe is Accelerating
Michael S. Turner
Theoretical cosmologists were quick to be convinced by the evidence presented in 1998 for the accelerating Universe. I explain how this remarkable discovery was the missing piece i…
Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis: Linking Inner Space and Outer Space
Scott Burles, Kenneth M. Nollett, Michael S. Turner
We summarize the history, theory, observational status, and implications of big-bang nucleosynthesis.
Cosmology Update 1998
Michael S. Turner
For two decades the hot big-bang model has been referred to as the standard cosmology -- and for good reason. For just as long cosmologists have known that there are fundamental qu…