Yun Wang 
Dark Energy [PDF ebook] 

Was wissen wir über Dunkle Energie? Welche direkten Hinweise gibt es, und in welche Richtung gehen moderne Theorien? Wer eine ausgewogene Darstellung des aktuellen Forschungsstandes sucht, ist hier richtig. Auch zum Einarbeiten empfehlenswert; mit einem interessanten Ausblick in die Zukunft des Gebietes.

Table of Content

1 The dark energy problem
2 Observational method I: Type Ia supernovae as dark energy probe
3 Observational method II: Galaxy redshift survey as dark energy
probe
4 Observational method III: Weak lensing as dark energy probe
5 Observational method IV: Clusters as dark energy probe
6 Other observational methods for probing dark energy
7 Framework for interpreting data
8 Basic Instrumentation for Dark Energy Experiments
9 Future Prospects for Probing Dark Energy
Bibliography

About the author

Yun Wang is a leading expert in dark energy research, with over thirty refereed publications on this subject. She has worked on advancing the methods for interpreting dark energy data, and developing optimal observational strategies for probing the nature of dark energy. She is an associate professor at the University of Oklahoma. Before that, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Fermilab Astrophysics Center and the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University.