Dark matter and dark energy: the mysterious components of the universe

• Grant number: 05/01191-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2005
• End date: December 31, 2006
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Elementary Particle Physics and Fields
• Principal Investigator: Alberto Vazquez Saa
• Grantee: André Luís Delvas Fróes
• Host Institution: Instituto de Matemática, Estatística e Computação Científica (IMECC). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

We propose a brief review of the main theoretical and observational aspects of Dark Matter and Dark Energy, having in mind the study of the recent proposals for a unified description of these distinct components of the universe. (AU)