2002/05/27 by Varun Sahni, VARUN SAHNI, Yuri Shtanov +1 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications #Big Bang (financial markets) #Big Bounce #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmological model #Cosmology #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Dark energy #Non-standard cosmology #Physical cosmology #Ultimate fate of the universe #astro-ph #gr-qc #hep-ph #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1142/s0218271802002827
published as Int.J.Mod.Phys.D11:1515-1521,2000 · Honorable mention in the 2002 Essay Competition of the Gravity Research Foundation. 10 pages, 2 figures
arxiv created 2002/05/27 · openalex publication_date 2002/12/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2019/06/27 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Traditionally, higher-dimensional cosmological models have sought to provide a description of the fundamental forces in terms of a unifying geometrical construction. In this essay we discuss how, in their present incarnation, higher-dimensional "braneworld" models might provide answers to a number of cosmological puzzles including the issue of dark energy and the nature of the big bang singularity.