Phys. Rev. D 67, 083520 (2003) [10 pages]Discriminating between models for the dark energyReceived 8 November 2002; published 29 April 2003 Recent measurements suggest our Universe has a substantial dark energy component, which is usually interpreted in terms of a cosmological constant. Here we examine how much the form of this dark energy can be modified while still retaining an acceptable fit to the high redshift supernova data. We first consider changes in the dark energy equation of state and then explore a model in which the dark energy is interpreted as a fluid with a bulk viscosity. © 2003 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.67.083520
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.67.083520
PACS:
98.80.Es
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