From the Dark Matter Universe to the Dark Energy Universe

TL;DR

This paper discusses the transition from the traditional dark matter-driven decelerating universe model to the modern dark energy-driven accelerating universe model, supported by observational evidence from the late 1990s onward.

Contribution

It introduces a model where dark energy, specifically the quantum zero point field, causes the universe's acceleration, contrasting with earlier dark matter-based models.

Findings

Confirmation of universe acceleration in 1998

Dark energy as quantum zero point field

Shift from decelerating to accelerating universe model

Abstract

Till the late nineties the accepted cosmological model was that of a Universe that had originated in the Big Bang and was now decelerating under the influence of as yet undetected dark matter, so that it would come to a halt and eventually collapse. In 1997 however, the author had put forward a contra model wherein the Universe was driven by dark energy, essentially the quantum zero point field, and was accelerating with a small cosmological constant. There were other deductions too, all in total agreement with observation. All this got confirmation in 1998 and subsequent observations have reconfirmed the findings.