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Advances in Astronomy
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 931920, 10 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/931920
Research Article

Possible Measurable Effects of Dark Energy in Rotating Superconductors

Clovis Jacinto de Matos1 and Christian Beck2

1ESA-HQ, European Space Agency, 8-10 rue Mario Nikis, 75015 Paris, France
2School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK

Received 16 March 2009; Accepted 26 June 2009

Academic Editor: Zdzislaw E. Musielak

Copyright © 2009 Clovis Jacinto de Matos and Christian Beck. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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