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astro-ph2005
Do Type-Ia Supernovae Constrain the Total Equation of State?
William Komp
In this paper, we consider a couple of alternative dark energy models using the total equation of state of the cosmological fluid, $\wt$. These models are fit to the recent type-Ia…
astro-ph2005★ 115 cited
A Sudden Gravitational Transition
Robert R. Caldwell, William Komp, Leonard Parker +1
We investigate the properties of a cosmological scenario which undergoes a gravitational phase transition at late times. In this scenario, the Universe evolves according to general…
astro-ph2002★ 21 cited
Cosmological Acceleration Through Transition to Constant Scalar Curvature
Leonard Parker, William Komp, Daniel A. T. Vanzella
As shown by Parker and Raval, quantum field theory in curved spacetime gives a possible mechanism for explaining the observed recent acceleration of the universe. This mechanism, w…