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SUMMARY:Supernovae\, Dark Energy and the Accelerating Universe
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DESCRIPTION:Based on an analysis of 42 high-redshift supernovae discovered
  by the Supernova Cosmology Project\, we have found evidence for a positiv
 e cosmological constant\, Lambda\, and hence an accelerating universe.  In
  particular\, the data are strongly inconsistent with a Lambda = 0 flat co
 smology\, the simplest inflationary universe model.  The size of our super
 nova sample allows us to perform a variety of statistical tests to check f
 or possible systematic errors and biases.  We will discuss results of thes
 e and other studies and the ongoing hunt for further loopholes to evade th
 e apparent consequences of the measurements.  We will present further work
  that begins to constrain the alternative physics theories of "dark energy
 " that have been proposed to explain these results.  Finally\, we propose 
 a new concept for a definitive supernova measurement of the cosmological p
 arameters.Organiser(s): Luigi Di Lella / EP DivisionNote: *   Please note 
 unusual day.\n** Tea & coffee will be served at 16.00 hrs.\n\nhttp://indic
 o.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=a032758
LOCATION:CERN Main Auditorium
URL:http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=a032758
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