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Setting limits on phase transitions in the dark energy era - Phys.org

By Ingrid Fadelli

The universe is known to be expanding at an accelerating rate. Physicists typically attribute this acceleration to dark energy, a mysterious component of the universe that exerts negative pressure, causing space to expand faster. Dark energy is thought to hav…

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Setting limits on phase transitions in the dark energy era - Phys.org

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