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Infinity, Finiteness and Inflationary Cosmology

Albrecht, A. (2011). Infinity, Finiteness and Inflationary Cosmology. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. https://pirsa.org/11070039

Andreas Albrecht University of California, Davis

Talk numberPIRSA:11070039
DOI10.48660/11070039
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I analyze the various roles of infinity in current thinking about cosmology. Topics include initial conditions, attractor behavior, inflation and the precision and meaning of quantum measurements. I review the de Sitter equilibrium cosmology as an example of a finite cosmology, and present some new predictions that permit observable tests.