A primer on the ekpyrotic scenario
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
This is an introduction to the ekpyrotic scenario, with an emphasis on the two contexts of brane cosmology and primordial universe scenarios. A self-contained introduction to brane cosmology and a qualitative overview and comparison of the inflationary, pre-big bang and ekpyrotic scenarios are given as background. The ekpyrotic scenario is then presented in more detail, stressing various problems.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0208282,
title = {A primer on the ekpyrotic scenario},
author = {Syksy Rasanen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0208282},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
70 pages, LaTeX2e. Based on a Ph.D. thesis. v2: Added references and a mention of TeV-scale extra dimensions