Not exact matches
Two proposed forms for dark energy are the
cosmological constant, a constant energy density filling
space homogeneously, and scalar fields such as quintessence or moduli, dynamic fields whose energy density can vary in
time and
space.
Dark energy could simply be a property of
space -
time, called the
cosmological constant, which appears as a term added into the equations of general relativity.
Einstein's equations of general relativity provide a mechanism for this phenomenon, in the form of the
cosmological constant, also known as the inherent «dark energy» of
space -
time.
We start with the fuzzy world of quantum geometry, where it is even difficult to say what is
time and what is
space, yet the phenomena occurring in our
cosmological model still look as if everything was happening in ordinary spacetime!
The British astrophysicist told reporters today that data from distant supernova blasts have «led me to reconsider my theoretical preferences» about the
cosmological constant, the unsettling repulsive force that would propel
space itself to inflate more quickly with
time.
In the case of intrinsic defects in
space -
time (e.g., cosmic strings or walls), the production of new defects as the universe expands is mathematically similar to a
cosmological constant, although the value of the equation of state for the defects depends on whether the defects are strings (one - dimensional) or walls (two - dimensional).
A 100 - year - old «
cosmological constant» theory introduced by Albert Einstein in relation to his work on general relativity and some other theories derived from this model remain as viable contenders because they propose that dark energy is a constant in both
space and
time: Gravitational waves and light waves are affected in the same way by dark energy, and thus travel at the same rate through
space.
For Kiefer the ocean suggests a primal, amniotic, pre-linguistic
space, something without beginning or end, where
time and
space take on
cosmological and existential meanings familiar from quantum physics.