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Virial estimator for dark energy

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A new estimator of the local density of dark energy is suggested, which comes from the virial theorem for non-relativistic gravitating systems embedded in the uniform dark energy background.

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  1. Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, Moscow, 119899, Russia

    A. D. Chernin

  2. Tuorla Observatory, Turku University, Piikkiö, 21 500, Finland

    A. D. Chernin, P. Teerikorpi & M. J. Valtonen

  3. Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, Moscow, 119899, Russia

    V. P. Dolgachev & L. M. Domozhilova

  4. Alabama University, Tuscaloosa, USA

    G. G. Byrd

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Chernin, A.D., Teerikorpi, P., Valtonen, M.J. et al. Virial estimator for dark energy. Gravit. Cosmol. 18, 1–5 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0202289312010070

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