2001/03/20 by Robert H. Brandenberger
Physics and Astronomy · #hep-th #astro-ph #gr-qc #hep-ph
published as APCTP Bull. 6 (2000) 3-8 · This article was commissioned in conjunction of the Workshop on String Cosmology held from July 24 - Aug. 4 2000 at PIMS, Univ. of British Columbia, to be published in APCTP Bulletin # 6, (2001)
arxiv created 2001/03/20 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
The interplay between string theory and cosmology is very promising. Since string theory will yield a quantum theory of space-time and unify all forces of nature, it has the potential of addressing many of the conceptual problems of the current models of early Universe cosmology. In turn, cosmology is the most obvious testing ground in the effort to construct non-perturbative string theory, and can provide the crucial connection between theory and experiment/observation.