String Theory and the Early Universe: Constraints and Opportunities
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2024-05-30 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
This is a short account, based on a talk given at the 2024 Moriond Cosmology Conference, of where and why string theory matters in early universe cosmology. It is written for a cosmology audience predisposed to be at best sceptical, and at worst contemptuous, of the notion that either quantum gravity or string theory has any relevance for their discipline. I cover inflation, CMB tensor modes, extended kination or tracker epochs and reheating.
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@article{arxiv.2405.19118,
title = {String Theory and the Early Universe: Constraints and Opportunities},
author = {Joseph P. Conlon},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.19118},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
8 pages, based on talk at 2024 Moriond Cosmology Conference