Cosmic superstrings in the early universe
Joseph Patrick Conlon (University of Oxford)
Abstract: The superstrings of string theory could — possibly — exist as macroscopic physical strings that stretch throughout the universe. I review the physics of cosmic superstrings and describe recent results on the behaviour of superstrings where the tension varies in time. Such behaviour is common in string theory models of the early universe. In particular, there exists an attractor solution with three-quarters of the energy density of the universe in the form of superstrings, which could have been realised in the early universe between the epochs of inflation and nucleosynthesis.
general relativity and quantum cosmologyHEP - phenomenologyHEP - theorymathematical physicsquantum physics
Audience: researchers in the topic
High Energy Theory NYU Abu Dhabi
| Organizers: | Shoy Ouseph*, Fernando Quevedo, Ahmed Almheiri, Simon Lin, Antonio Iovino, Daniel Mata Pacheco |
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