Bouncing alternatives to inflation
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2016-01-20 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
Although the inflationary paradigm is the most widely accepted explanation for the current cosmological observations, it does not necessarily correspond to what actually happened in the early stages of our Universe. To decide on this issue, two paths can be followed: first, all the possible predictions it makes must be derived thoroughly and compared with available data, and second, all imaginable alternatives must be ruled out. Leaving the first task to all other contributors of this volume, we concentrate here on the second option, focusing on the bouncing alternatives and their consequences.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1503.06578,
title = {Bouncing alternatives to inflation},
author = {Marc Lilley and Patrick Peter},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.06578},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
11 pages, 3 figures, submitted as a contribution to the French 'Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences' on Inflation