Constraints on large-scale inhomogeneities from WMAP5 and SDSS: confrontation with recent observations
P Hunt, S Sarkar - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Measurements of the Type Ia supernovae Hubble diagram which suggest that the
Universe is accelerating due to the effect of dark energy may be biased because we are …
Universe is accelerating due to the effect of dark energy may be biased because we are …
Reconciling the local void with the CMB
S Nadathur, S Sarkar - Physical Review D—Particles, Fields, Gravitation, and …, 2011 - APS
In the standard cosmological model, the dimming of distant Type Ia supernovae is explained
by invoking the existence of repulsive “dark energy” which is causing the Hubble expansion …
by invoking the existence of repulsive “dark energy” which is causing the Hubble expansion …
Towards a covariant smoothing procedure for gravitational theories
RJ Van Den Hoogen - Journal of Mathematical Physics, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
A well-defined smoothing or averaging procedure is highlighted which could be used to
address the issue of averaging in gravitational theories for cosmology. A critical component …
address the issue of averaging in gravitational theories for cosmology. A critical component …
Averaging space-time: where do we go from here?
RJVANDEN HOOGEN - … and Relativistic Field Theories (In 3 …, 2012 - World Scientific
The construction of an averaged theory of gravity based on Einstein's General Relativity is
very difficult due to the non-linear nature of the gravitational field equations. This problem is …
very difficult due to the non-linear nature of the gravitational field equations. This problem is …