(18.07.) String theory and the first half of the universe
Fien Apers (Oxford)
18.07.2024 at 16:15
I will describe a stringy exotic epoch in the early universe that connects the end of inflation to the start of the standard radiation dominated epoch. Rolling scalar fields play a crucial role in this epoch that could last as long as half the lifetime of the universe on a logarithmic scale. There is a possibility of traversing multiple transplanckian distances and perhaps producing string theory signatures.