C. J. A. P. Martins
Abstract
The observational evidence for the acceleration of the universe demonstrates that canonical theories of gravitation and particle physics are incomplete, if not incorrect. A new generation of astronomical facilities will shortly be able to carry out precision consistency tests of the standard cosmological model and search for evidence of new physics beyond it. I describe some of these tests, focusing on the universality of nature’s fundamental couplings and the characterization of the properties of dark energy. I will also comment on prospects for forthcoming ESA and ESO facilities in which the CAUP Dark Side team is involved.
Keywords
Fundamental cosmology - dark energy - fundamental couplings - consistency tests
Multiverse and fundamental cosmology: Multicosmofun '12
M. P. Dabrowski, A. Balcerzak, T. Denkiewicz
American Institute of Physics
Volume 1514, Page 105
2013 February
