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The New Era in Observational Cosmology |
In the fourth part of their discussion, Pedro Ferreira and Jerome Martin conjecture about the future of inflation. They talk about the potential for new evidence for and against the theory, and the variety of new probes into our cosmological environment. |
Pedro Ferreira, Jerome Martin |
04 Apr 2017 |
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When is a theory good enough? |
In the third part of their discussion, Pedro Ferreira and Jerome Martin talk about whether one should look for a deeper physical theory when one’s current theory is well-supported by observation. |
Pedro Ferreira, Jerome Martin |
04 Apr 2017 |
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Can we measure naturalness? |
In the second part of their discussion, Pedro Ferreira and Jerome Martin consider ways to build the naturalness of an inflationary model into our expectations for observing it. |
Pedro Ferreira, Jerome Martin |
04 Apr 2017 |
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An Encyclopedia of Inflation |
In the first part of their discussion, Pedro Ferreira and Jerome Martin talk about the variety of inflationary models. They discuss methods for distinguishing between them based on evidence and describe the application of Bayesian statistics to inflation. |
Pedro Ferreira, Jerome Martin |
04 Apr 2017 |
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Inflation in the Future |
What should we expect to learn in the future? In the fourth part of their chat, Dave Sloan and Robert Brandenberger talk about how we expect inflationary theory to develop, and how observations may lead to new physics in this area. |
David Sloan, Robert Brandenberger |
04 Apr 2017 |
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Strings, Inflation, and Alternatives |
In the third part of their discussion, Dave Sloan and Robert Brandenberger explain the relationship between string theory and inflationary models. Can inflation arise from particle physics, or do we need to look for alternative models? |
David Sloan, Robert Brandenberger |
04 Apr 2017 |
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Inflation Predicts |
In the second part of their discussion, Dave Sloan and Robert Brandenberger tell us what inflation predicts and whether inflation itself seems fine-tuned. This discussion was conducted at the University of Oxford on March 14, 2017. |
David Sloan, Robert Brandenberger |
04 Apr 2017 |
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Evidence For Inflation |
In the first part of their discussion, Dave Sloan and Robert Brandenberger go over our evidence for inflationary theories and discuss how inflationary models improve on the hot big bang. |
David Sloan, Robert Brandenberger |
04 Apr 2017 |
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Panel on Inflation |
Professor Joe Silk talks with Professor Robert Brandenberger, Professor Jerome Martin, and Dr. Dave Sloan about the current state of research and controversies surrounding inflation. |
Joe Silk, Robert Brandenberger, Jerome Martin, David Sloan |
04 Apr 2017 |
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Does Inflationary Cosmology Solve Fine-Tuning Problems? |
Professor Robert Brandenberger (McGill) argues that inflationary models still face considerable challenges. |
Robert Brandenberger |
04 Apr 2017 |
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Inflationary Attractors |
Dr David Sloan (Oxford) discusses the for inflation to occur given typical initial conditions. He argues that, on the right understanding of the background dynamics of the universe, inflationary conditions dominate. |
David Sloan |
04 Apr 2017 |
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Inflation After Planck |
Professor Jerome Martin (Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris) explains the current state of evidence for inflationary models. |
Jerome Martin |
04 Apr 2017 |
