Advances in Cosmological Models
A special issue of Universe (ISSN 2218-1997). This special issue belongs to the section "Cosmology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 3041
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The recent advances in cosmological models have provided new insights into the nature of the universe and improved our understanding of its evolution and properties. These were mainly made due to precision measurements of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation, the detection of gravitational waves, observations of the large-scale structures and new observational techniques using different messengers, such as neutrinos, cosmic rays, and gamma rays.
Recent measurements of the CMB, made by the Planck satellite, provided precise data on the universe's geometry, age, and content. These measurements led to the current standard cosmological model, called the ΛCDM model, which includes dark energy, dark matter, and baryonic matter. The detection of gravitational waves by Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the Virgo Collaboration confirmed the existence of black holes and neutron stars. Observations of the large-scale structure of the universe provided information about the universe's growth and expansion history, the nature of dark matter and dark energy, and the initial conditions of the universe. New astronomical multimessengers provided new insights into the properties of cosmic sources, such as black holes, neutron stars, and supernovae.
New theories of gravity, such as modified gravity and scalar-tensor theories, have also been developed, which have the potential to provide an alternative explanation for the observed phenomena, such as the acceleration of the universe, without the need for dark energy. These may have implications for our understanding of the fundamental nature of gravity.
We would like to invite both original and review papers to this Special Issue that cover the influence of new measurement methods and detections, as well as the development of alternative theories on gravity and our understanding of nature of the universe.
Dr. Ewa Czuchry
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cosmological models
- multi-messenger astronomy
- galaxy surveys
- gravitational waves
- alternative theories of gravity
