String cosmology: From the early universe to today

Cicoli, Michele; Conlon, Joseph P.; Maharana, Anshuman; Parameswaran, Susha; Quevedo, Fernando; Carrasco, Ivonne Zavala

doi:10.1016/j.physrep.2024.01.002

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String cosmology: From the early universe to today

Michele Cicoli, Joseph P. Conlon, Anshuman Maharana, Susha Parameswaran, Fernando Quevedo, Ivonne Zavala Carrasco

Physics Reports, Volume: 1059, Pages: 1 - 155

Swansea University Author: Ivonne Zavala Carrasco

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We review applications of string theory to cosmology, from primordial times to the present-day accelerated expansion. Starting with a brief overview of cosmology and string compactifications, we discuss in detail moduli stabilisation, inflation in string theory, the impact of string theory on post-i...

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String cosmology: From the early universe to today

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