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Acceleration in the rate of expanansion of the universe due to weakening gravity?
Could the acceleration in the rate of expansion of the universe be due to the weakening of gravitational forces, as the distance between objects continues to increase?
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Could dark energy be powered by force particles that obey quantum mechanics?
From what (little) I know about physics, I understand that the universe is expanding due to dark energy, and I understand that no one quite understands it yet. I also understand that the cosmic ...
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Could dark matter be expanded atoms, and dark energy expanded radiation? [closed]
After watching Lawrence Krauss' lecture 'life, universe, and nothing', an interesting idea lighted up in my mind. Is it possible that dark matter is just spread out matter waves and dark energy ...
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What current alternatives are there to the standard concordance model of cosmology?
The current "standard model" or concordance model of cosmology is Lambda CDM which includes late time acceleration due to a cosmological constant, cold dark matter as the missing matter component and ...
