Quintessential ideas

Paul J. Steinhardt

doi:10.1238/Physica.Topical.117a00034

Quintessential ideas

Paul J. Steinhardt

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Dark energy may be a form of quintessence, a time-evolving, spatially-varying energy component with negative pressure. This paper reviews current models and discusses the implications of quintessence for the cosmological constant problem, the cosmic coincidence problem, and the history of the universe.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	34-39
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physica Scripta T
Volume	T117
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1238/Physica.Topical.117a00034
State	Published - 2005
Event	Nobel Symposium 127 on String Theory and Cosmology - Sigtuna, Sweden Duration: Aug 14 2003 → Aug 19 2003

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Mathematical Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
General Physics and Astronomy

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