Rolling Scalar Field Cosmology
Peebles and Bharat Ratra study a slowly evolving scalar field whose energy density changes with cosmic time, providing an influential precursor to dynamical dark energy models.
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James Edwin Peebles Biography and Timeline
Follow James Edwin Peebles through 3 dated historical records for Canada.
James Edwin Peebles, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1988–2003Years on this page
1988
1993
Low Density Lambda Cosmology
Peebles develops observational arguments for a low-matter universe containing a cosmological constant, helping establish Lambda cosmology before the supernova discovery of acceleration.
2003
Dark Energy Cosmology Review
Peebles reviews the emerging evidence for an accelerating universe and the theoretical challenge posed by a dominant smooth dark-energy component.
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