Infinity, Finiteness and Inflationary Cosmology
APA
Albrecht, A. (2011). Infinity, Finiteness and Inflationary Cosmology. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/11070039
MLA
Albrecht, Andreas. Infinity, Finiteness and Inflationary Cosmology. Perimeter Institute, Jul. 14, 2011, https://pirsa.org/11070039
BibTex
@misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:11070039, doi = {10.48660/11070039}, url = {https://pirsa.org/11070039}, author = {Albrecht, Andreas}, keywords = {Cosmology}, language = {en}, title = {Infinity, Finiteness and Inflationary Cosmology}, publisher = {Perimeter Institute}, year = {2011}, month = {jul}, note = {PIRSA:11070039 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}} }
University of California, Davis
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Abstract
I analyze the various roles of infinity in current thinking about cosmology. Topics include initial conditions, attractor behavior, inflation and the precision and meaning of quantum measurements. I review the de Sitter equilibrium cosmology as an example of a finite cosmology, and present some new predictions that permit observable tests.