Constraining the expansion rate of the Universe using low-redshift ellipticals as cosmic chronometers

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Moresco, Michele ^a   Jimenez, Raul ^b   Cimatti, Andrea ^a   Pozzetti, Lucia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

dark energy experiments; dark energy theory; galaxy evolution; galaxy surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953671807     PISSN: 14757516     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2011/03/045     Document Type: Article

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