The String and the Cosmic Bounce

String theory introduces a new fundamental scale (the string length) that is expected to regularize the singularities of classical general relativity. In a cosmological context, the Big Bang is no longer regarded as the beginning of time, but just a transition between a Pre-Big Bang collapse phase...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bozza V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2014-04-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20147000065