The pre-big bang scenario in string cosmology

2002/07/12 by M. Gasperini, G. Veneziano · 25 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #astro-ph #gr-qc #hep-ph #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0370-1573(02)00389-7

published as Phys.Rept.373:1-212,2003 · 250 pages, latex, 34 figures included using epsfig

arxiv created 2002/07/12 · openalex publication_date 2002/12/02 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We review physical motivations, phenomenological consequences, and open problems of the so-called pre-big bang scenario in superstring cosmology.

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