Bibcode
López-Corredoira, M.
Bibliographical reference
Foundations of Physics, Volume 47, Issue 6, pp.711-768
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2017
Citations
37
Refereed citations
33
Description
The main foundations of the standard Λ CDM model of cosmology are
that: (1) the redshifts of the galaxies are due to the expansion of the
Universe plus peculiar motions; (2) the cosmic microwave background
radiation and its anisotropies derive from the high energy primordial
Universe when matter and radiation became decoupled; (3) the abundance
pattern of the light elements is explained in terms of primordial
nucleosynthesis; and (4) the formation and evolution of galaxies can be
explained only in terms of gravitation within a inflation + dark matter
+ dark energy scenario. Numerous tests have been carried out on these
ideas and, although the standard model works pretty well in fitting many
observations, there are also many data that present apparent caveats to
be understood with it. In this paper, I offer a review of these tests
and problems, as well as some examples of alternative models.
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