Dark Energy
The papers below include the first observational case for the existence of dark energy (preceding the supernovae evidence by three years) and the introduction of the quintessence concept, the possibility that the dark energy density is time-varying and slowly decreasing.
J.P. Ostriker and P.J. Steinhardt
The observational case for low-density universe with a non-zero cosmological constant, Nature 377 (1995) 600
First definitive empirical case for dark energy (three yrs prior to SNe data) and introduction of “cosmic concordance” (combining different evidence) in cosmology
R. R. Caldwell, R. Dave, P.J. Steinhardt
Cosmological imprint of an energy component with general equation of state Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 1582
Paper that introduced the concept (and the term) “quintessence,” referring a time-varying form of dark energy
P.J. Steinhardt
A quintessential introduction to dark energy Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A361 (2003) 2497
Review of case for quintessence dark energy circa 2003
QUINTESSENTIAL DARK ENERGY AND STRING THEORY
P. Agrawal, G. Obied, P.J. Steinhardt and C. Vafa
On the Cosmological Implications of the String Swampland
Phys.Lett. . B784 (2018) p.271-6.
Although a cosmological constant may not be compatible with string theory if the Swampland picture is correct, quintessence may be compatible
D. Wesley and P.J. Steinhardt
Dark Energy, Inflation and Extra Dimensions
Phys. Rev. D79 (2008) 104026
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Exploring extra dimensions through observational tests of dark energy and varying Newton’s constant, (2010)
Two papers exploring why cosmic acceleration in the form of quintessence may be the most plausible form of dark energy in theories with extra spatial dimensions.
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