PIRSA:23050118

Conversations & controversies in the early universe

Halper, P. (2023). Conversations & controversies in the early universe. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/23050118

Halper, Phil. Conversations & controversies in the early universe. Perimeter Institute, May. 09, 2023, https://pirsa.org/23050118 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:23050118,
            doi = {10.48660/23050118},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/23050118},
            author = {Halper, Phil},
            keywords = {Quantum Gravity, Cosmology},
            language = {en},
            title = {Conversations \& controversies  in the early universe},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2023},
            month = {may},
            note = {PIRSA:23050118 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Phil Halper Independent

Talk numberPIRSA:23050118
DOI10.48660/23050118
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Talk Type Conference
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Abstract

For the last ten years I have been documenting various scenarios for the early universe in a YouTube series called ‘Before the Big Bang”. Having interviewed many of the leader figures of the field including Stephen Hawking, Roger Penrose, Alan Guth (and hosted debates between them), this will be a broad survey of inflation, it’s suggested prequels and alternatives. I shall highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the various proposals and give an inside track of the claims and counter claims in attempts to move beyond the standard Big Bang model.