Limitations in using luminosity distance to determine the equation of state of the universe

Irit Maor; Ram Brustein; Paul J. Steinhardt

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.6

Limitations in using luminosity distance to determine the equation of state of the universe

Irit Maor, Ram Brustein, Paul J. Steinhardt

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A supernova search extended to greater z can make a precise determination of the luminosity distance as a function of redshift. The present work shows that this does not enable a precise determination of the equation of state of the dark energy component and its time variation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	6-9
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	86
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.6
State	Published - Jan 1 2001

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Limitations in using luminosity distance to determine the equation of state of the universe

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