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Does Inflationary Cosmology Solve Fine-Tuning Problems?

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The Physics of Fine-Tuning
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Professor Robert Brandenberger (McGill) argues that inflationary models still face considerable challenges.
He discusses the relationship between inflationary models and particle physics, including string theory and examines alternatives to standard inflationary models. This lecture was conducted at the Dennis Sciama Theatre at the Denys Wilkinson Building, Oxford, on March 14, 2016.

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The Physics of Fine-Tuning
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Robert Brandenberger
Keywords
fine-tuning
Physics
science
philosophy of science
astronomy
inflation
cosmology
string theory
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 04/04/2017
Duration: 00:47:28

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