Observational constraints on higher-dimensional and variable-[lambda] cosmologies

Nonstandard cosmological models of two broad classes are examined: those in which there are more than four spacetime dimensions, and those in which there is a variable cosmological “constant” Λ. We test claims that a number of higher-dimensional models give rise to inflation. New constraints are pla...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Overduin, J. M.
Other Authors: Cooperstock, F.
Language:English
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Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/8311