Foundations and working pictures in microphysical cosmology

Frank Wilczek

doi:10.1016/0370-1573(84)90206-0

Foundations and working pictures in microphysical cosmology

Frank Wilczek

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This is a brief, qualitative, but critical discussion of the main achievements and current prospects in the application of microphysics to cosmological problems. I will divide the discussion into a description of the foundations, and the less secure or final working pictures. These are some speculations on the future of the subject. At the end there are some speculations on the ultimate future of the subject matter (scientific eschatology).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	143-157
Number of pages	15
Journal	Physics Reports
Volume	104
Issue number	2-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-1573(84)90206-0
State	Published - Feb 1984
Externally published	Yes

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