Beyond the Standard Model of Cosmology

Journal Article · Fri Dec 10 00:00:00 EST 2004 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1848344· OSTI ID:20630504

Ellis, John ^[1]; Nanopoulos, D V ^[2]

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1. CERN, 1211 Geneva 23 (Switzerland)
2. George P. and Cynthia W. Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 (United States)

Recent cosmological observations of unprecented accuracy, by WMAP in particular, have established a 'Standard Model' of cosmology, just as LEP established the Standard Model of particle physics. Both Standard Models raise open questions whose answers are likely to be linked. The most fundamental problems in both particle physics and cosmology will be resolved only within a framework for Quantum Gravity, for which the only game in town is string theory. We discuss novel ways to model cosmological inflation and late acceleration in a non-critical string approach, and discuss possible astrophysical tests.

• OSTI ID: 20630504
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 743, Issue 1; Conference: Conference on strings and cosmology; Mitchell symposium on observational cosmology, College Station, TX (United States), 14-17 Mar 2004; 12-16 Apr 2004; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1848344; (c) 2004 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ACCELERATION
ACCURACY
COSMOLOGICAL MODELS
COSMOLOGY
LEP STORAGE RINGS
QUANTUM GRAVITY
STANDARD MODEL
STRING MODELS