0 A constant equation of state for quintessence ?
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Quintessence is often invoked to explain the universe's acceleration suggested by type Ia supernovae observations. The aim of this letter is to study the validity of using a constant equation of state for quintessence models. We shall show that this hypothesis strongly constraint the form of the scalar potential. .
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