2024/05/29 by Joseph P. Conlon, Conlon, Joseph P.
Physics and Astronomy · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Computer Science · #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution #Computational Physics and Python Applications
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2405.19118
This is a short account, based on a talk given at the 2024 Moriond Cosmology Conference, of where and why string theory matters in early universe cosmology. It is written for a cosmology audience predisposed to be at best sceptical, and at worst contemptuous, of the notion that either quantum gravity or string theory has any relevance for their discipline. I cover inflation, CMB tensor modes, extended kination or tracker epochs and reheating.