Non-linear realizations of conformal symmetry and effective field theory for the pseudo-conformal universe

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2012, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Hinterbichler, Kurt ^a   Joyce, Austin ^a   Khoury, Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

alternatives to inflation; particle physics cosmology connection; physics of the early universe; quantum field theory on curved space

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863475459     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2012/06/043     Document Type: Article

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