concordance cosmology

plural concordance cosmologies

1. natural sciencesA model of the universe that assumes a minimum number of parameters, especially the Lambda-CDM model.

   The trouble, however, is that we do not have today a single viable alternative to the concordance cosmology.

   2009, M. D'Onofrio, C. Burigana, “4: From Galileo to Modern Cosmology and Alternative Paradigms”, in Mauro D'Onofrio, Carlo Burigana, editors, Questions of Modern Cosmology: Galileo's Legacy, Springer, page 328

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   We show that the concordance cosmology can be resurrected using our phenomenological approach and our best-fitting model is in agreement with the PSCz observations.

   2001, Martin Hirsch, Georg G. Raffelt, José Wagner Furtado Valle, editors, Frontiers in Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference, North-Holland, page 23

   The list of possible inflationary parameters that could enter future concordance cosmologies makes it clear[…].

   2009, Scott Dodelson, Daniel Baumann, Asantha R. Cooray, Joanna Dunkley, Aurelien Fraisse, Mark G. Jackson, editors, CMB Polarization Workshop: Theory and Foregrounds : CMBPol Mission Concept Study, page 20