Nonparametric reconstruction of the dark energy equation of state from diverse data sets

Holsclaw, Tracy; Alam, Ujjaini; Sansó, Bruno; Lee, Herbie; Heitmann, Katrin; Habib, Salman; Higdon, David

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.84.083501

Title: Nonparametric reconstruction of the dark energy equation of state from diverse data sets

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Authors:: Holsclaw, Tracy; Alam, Ujjaini; Sansó, Bruno; Lee, Herbie; Heitmann, Katrin; Habib, Salman; Higdon, David

Publication Date:: Mon Oct 03 00:00:00 EDT 2011

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1100881

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review D

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 84; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 1550-7998

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Holsclaw, Tracy, Alam, Ujjaini, Sansó, Bruno, Lee, Herbie, Heitmann, Katrin, Habib, Salman, and Higdon, David. Nonparametric reconstruction of the dark energy equation of state from diverse data sets.  United States: N. p., 2011. 
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                    Holsclaw, Tracy, Alam, Ujjaini, Sansó, Bruno, Lee, Herbie, Heitmann, Katrin, Habib, Salman, & Higdon, David. Nonparametric reconstruction of the dark energy equation of state from diverse data sets.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.84.083501

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                    Holsclaw, Tracy, Alam, Ujjaini, Sansó, Bruno, Lee, Herbie, Heitmann, Katrin, Habib, Salman, and Higdon, David. Mon .  
"Nonparametric reconstruction of the dark energy equation of state from diverse data sets".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.84.083501.

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