IIRC, 'dark energy' is just the term assigned to the 90% of the energy the universe is supposed to contain, but physicists can't account for. Like Einstein's 'universal constant'.
Not to say that it doesn't exist, but right now it's a convenient get-out clause to make equations balance properly. Unless my knowledge of the field is out of date.
no subject
Date: 2004-05-19 10:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-19 10:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-19 10:37 am (UTC)And yes, I do forsee him making a WMD or some similar horror with it.
no subject
Date: 2004-05-19 11:49 pm (UTC)Not to say that it doesn't exist, but right now it's a convenient get-out clause to make equations balance properly. Unless my knowledge of the field is out of date.