Abstract:Recent observations indicate that the expansion of the Universe is accelerating. This suggests the existence of some kind of exotic matter with negative pressure. The simplest possibility i s a cosmological constant but there are alternatives, as for instance an evolving scalar eld. In this paper we explore constraints from lensing statistics and high-z type Ia Supernovae on some of these alternatives.
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