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Prog. Theor. Phys. Supplement No.148 (2002) pp. 158-164
Cosmological Horizons, Quintessence and String Theory
Nemanja Kaloper*
Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
(Received August 15, 2002)
Abstract:
String theory is presently the best candidate for
a quantum theory of gravity unified with other forces.
It is natural to hope that applications of string theory to
cosmology may shed new light on the cosmological conundra,
such as singularities, initial conditions, cosmological constant
problem and the origin of inflation. Before we can apply string theory to
cosmology, there are important conceptual and practical problems
which must be addressed.
We have reviewed here some of these problems, related to
how one defines string theory in a cosmological setting.
URL :
http://ptp.ipap.jp/link?PTPS/148/158/
DOI : 10.1143/PTPS.148.158
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