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The oscillating universe : an alternative to inflation

Published inClassical and quantum gravity, vol. 13, p. 1069-1087
Publication date1996
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The aim of this paper is to show, that the 'oscillating universe' is a viable alternative to inflation. We remind that this model provides a natural solution to the flatness or entropy and to the horizon problem of standard cosmology. We study the evolution of density perturbations and determine the power spectrum in a closed universe. The results lead to constraints of how a previous cycle might have looked like. We argue that most of the radiation entropy of the present universe may have originated from gravitational entropy produced in a previous cycle. We show that measurements of the power spectrum on very large scales could in principle decide whether our universe is closed, flat or open.

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DURRER, Ruth, LAUKENMANN, Joachim. The oscillating universe : an alternative to inflation. In: Classical and quantum gravity, 1996, vol. 13, p. 1069–1087. doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/13/5/021
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