2002/08/15 by Syksy Rasanen, Rasanen, Syksy
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #astro-ph #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0208282
70 pages, LaTeX2e. Based on a Ph.D. thesis. v2: Added references and a mention of TeV-scale extra dimensions
arxiv created 2002/09/12 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
This is an introduction to the ekpyrotic scenario, with an emphasis on the two contexts of brane cosmology and primordial universe scenarios. A self-contained introduction to brane cosmology and a qualitative overview and comparison of the inflationary, pre-big bang and ekpyrotic scenarios are given as background. The ekpyrotic scenario is then presented in more detail, stressing various problems.