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SUMMARY:Dark Energy: A lot of fuss about nothing - Bob Nichol\, Professor 
 of Astrophysics\, director of Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation at Un
 iversity of Portsmouth
DTSTART:20111115T181500Z
DTEND:20111115T193000Z
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CONTACT:Alexey Morgunov
DESCRIPTION:About a decade ago\, astronomers and cosmologists were shocked
  to discover that the expansion of the Universe was accelerating\, contrar
 y to expectations that gravity would lead to a decelerating Universe. This
  discovery has lead to the introduction of "Dark Energy"\; a proposed ener
 gy field potentially associated with the vacuum energy of space itself. In
  this talk\, I will begin by reviewing the observations of the Universe th
 at have forced us to accept Dark Energy. I will then outline the next step
 s in understanding the strange phenomenon including testing our fundamenta
 l assumptions of General Relativity and exploring how dark energy may chan
 ge to time. Time permitting\, I will conclude with a look at the next deca
 de of dark energy experiments.
LOCATION:Winstanley Lecture Theatre\, Trinity College
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