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Chinese Journal of Nature ›› 2011, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (6): 328-333.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-9608.2011.06.004

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Unveiling Fate of the Universe Through Observations of Type Ia Supernovae — Brief Introduction to the Nobel Prize in Physics 2011

 WANG Bo①, ZHANG Jiang②, WANG Xiao-feng③, HAN Zhan-wen④   

  1. ①Research Assistant, ②Research Assistant, ④Professor, Yunnan Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences，Kunming 650011, China; ③Professor, Physics Department and Tsinghua Center for Astrophysics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • Received:2011-11-09 Revised:2011-11-30 Online:2011-12-25 Published:2011-12-25

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Abstract: The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2011 was awarded to Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt and Adam Riess for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant type Ia supernovae. This leads to the hypothesis of dark energy. In this paper, we will describe the study history of the Universe, type Ia supernovae and the accelerating expansion of the Universe, dark energy, and the problems in the study of type Ia supernovae. Especially, we also introduce domestic progress and perspective in this field.