PIRSA:07110053

Probing string theory through cosmological observations?

APA

Brandenberger, R. (2007). Probing string theory through cosmological observations? . Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/07110053

MLA

Brandenberger, Robert. Probing string theory through cosmological observations? . Perimeter Institute, Nov. 08, 2007, https://pirsa.org/07110053

BibTex

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:07110053,
            doi = {10.48660/07110053},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/07110053},
            author = {Brandenberger, Robert},
            keywords = {Quantum Gravity},
            language = {en},
            title = {Probing string theory through cosmological observations? },
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2007},
            month = {nov},
            note = {PIRSA:07110053 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }
          

Robert Brandenberger McGill University - Department of Physics

Abstract

If string theory is the correct theory which unifies gravity with the other forces of nature at a quantum level, it should determine the evolution of the earliest stages of the universe. I will discuss how stringy signatures of this early phase may be visible in current cosmological observations.