Resolution of cosmological singularities in string theory

Finn Larsen, Frank Wilczek

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Abstract

We show that a class of (3+1)-dimensional Friedmann-Robertson-Walker cosmologies can be embedded within a variety of solutions of string theory. In some realizations, the apparent singularities associated with the big bang or big crunch are resolved at nonsingular horizons of higher-dimensional quasi-black hole solutions (with compactified real time); in others, plausibly they are resolved at [Formula presented]-brane bound states having no conventional space-time interpretation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4591-4595
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume55
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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