11–16 Dec 2008
Valencia, Spain
Europe/Madrid timezone

Dark energy

13 Dec 2008, 09:45
45m
Valencia, Spain

Valencia, Spain

IFIC – Instituto de Física Corpuscular CSIC – Valencia Univ. Edificio Institutos de Investigación Apartado de Correos 22085 E-46071 Valencia SPAIN

Speaker

Dr Pierre Binetruy (APC, Universite Paris Diderot)

Description

I will review the vacuum energy problem as well as the the basic models for dark energy or modification of gravity, emphasizing the conceptual aspects rather than the techniques involved. The difficulties encountered in each approach will also be discussed.

Author

Dr Pierre Binetruy (APC, Universite Paris Diderot)

Presentation materials