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Strings, Inflation, and Alternatives

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The Physics of Fine-Tuning
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In the third part of their discussion, Dave Sloan and Robert Brandenberger explain the relationship between string theory and inflationary models. Can inflation arise from particle physics, or do we need to look for alternative models?
This discussion was conducted at the University of Oxford on March 14, 2017.

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Inflation Predicts

In the second part of their discussion, Dave Sloan and Robert Brandenberger tell us what inflation predicts and whether inflation itself seems fine-tuned. This discussion was conducted at the University of Oxford on March 14, 2017.
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Inflation in the Future

What should we expect to learn in the future? In the fourth part of their chat, Dave Sloan and Robert Brandenberger talk about how we expect inflationary theory to develop, and how observations may lead to new physics in this area.
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Series
The Physics of Fine-Tuning
People
David Sloan
Robert Brandenberger
Keywords
fine-tuning
Physics
science
philosophy of science
astronomy
inflation
string theory
cosmology
particle physics
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 04/04/2017
Duration: 00:24:07

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