Short description A systematic, one-stop review of our current observational and theoretical knowledge, covering theory and experiment in equal detail, directly linking the two. A final section looks at future developments. Indispensable for researchers entering this rapidly evolving field.
From the contents 1 The dark energy problem 2 Observational method I: Type Ia supernovae as dark energy probe 3 Observational method II: Galaxy redshift survey as dark energy probe 4 Observational method III: Weak lensing as dark energy probe 5 Observational method IV: Clusters as dark energy probe 6 Other observational methods for probing dark energy 7 Framework for interpreting data 8 Basic Instrumentation for Dark Energy Experiments 9 Future Prospects for Probing Dark Energy Bibliography
