The standard model of cosmology says that the accelerated expansion of the Universe is driven by Dark Energy, but is this true? The Timescape model of cosmology says no. Instead of Dark Energy it says that the effects of large-scale cosmic structure are responsible. Alongside the creator of Timescape, I tested the theory using supernova data and found something surprising.
You can find the paper here:
https://academic.oup.com/mnrasl/article/537/1/L55/7926647
Press release from the Royal Astronomical Society:
https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/research-highlights/dark-energy-doesnt-exist-so-cant-be-pushing-lumpy-universe-apart
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