PIRSA:18060006
String Theory and Nonsingular Cosmology
APA
Brandenberger, R. (2018). String Theory and Nonsingular Cosmology. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/18060006
MLA
Brandenberger, Robert. String Theory and Nonsingular Cosmology. Perimeter Institute, Jun. 08, 2018, https://pirsa.org/18060006
BibTex
@misc{ pirsa_18060006, doi = {10.48660/18060006}, url = {https://pirsa.org/18060006}, author = {Brandenberger, Robert}, keywords = {Quantum Fields and Strings}, language = {en}, title = {String Theory and Nonsingular Cosmology}, publisher = {Perimeter Institute}, year = {2018}, month = {jun}, note = {PIRSA:18060006 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}} }
Robert Brandenberger McGill University - Department of Physics
Abstract
I will argue that in the context of string theory, the Big Bang singularity of standard and inflationary cosmology is automatically resolved. To see this at the level of an effective field theory, ideas from "Double Field Theory" are useful.