Challenges for String Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
2015-05-30 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
We critically assess the twin prospects of describing the observed universe in string theory, and using cosmological experiments to probe string theory. For the purposes of this short review, we focus on the limitations imposed by our incomplete understanding of string theory. After presenting an array of significant obstacles, we indicate a few areas that may admit theoretical progress in the near future.
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@article{arxiv.1108.2660,
title = {Challenges for String Cosmology},
author = {C. P. Burgess and Liam McAllister},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.2660},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
18 pages; contribution to a focus issue on string cosmology for Classical and Quantum Gravity