Published August 30, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Dark energy from QCD

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z1 (Canada)

Description

We review two mechanisms rooted in the infrared sector of QCD which, by exploiting the properties of the QCD ghost, as introduced by Veneziano, provide new insight on the cosmological dark energy problem, first, in the form of a Casimir-like energy from quantising QCD in a box, and second, in the form of additional, time-dependent, vacuum energy density in an expanding universe. Based on [1, 2].

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
1274
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 60-65
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
International conference on the cosmology, astrophysics and particle physics of the axion and the results of recent searches for this hypothetical particle
Acronym
AXIONS 2010
Dates
15-18 Jan 2010
Place
Gainesville, FL (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42035178
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CP INVARIANCE; ENERGY DENSITY; INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; REVIEWS; TIME DEPENDENCE; UNIVERSE
Descriptors DEC
COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; DOCUMENT TYPES; FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY

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