Communications in Theoretical Physics ›› 2011, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (03): 525-604.

• Geophysics, Astronomy, and Astrophysics • Previous Articles    

[Review] Dark Energy

LI Miao,1,2 LI Xiao-Dong,2,3 WANG Shuang,2,3 and WANG Yi4   

  1. 1Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190, China
    2Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, Key Laboratory of Frontiers in Theoretical Physics Beijing 100190, China
    3Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026, China
    4Physics Department, McGill University Montreal, H3A2T8, Canada
  • Received: 2011-03-31 Revised: 2011-04-21 Published: 2011-09-15

Abstract: We review the problem of dark energy, including a survey of theoretical models and some aspects of numerical studies.

Key words: dark energy, modified gravity, inhomogeneous universe