Fundamental physics in observational cosmology

Abstract

I discuss, through a few examples, how observational cosmology can provide insights on hypothetical fundamental physics phenomena or mechanisms, such as Grand Unified Theory, Superstring alternatives to the inflation paradigm, and inflation itself.

arXiv comment4 pages, 4 figures - Proceedings of the french meeting "Societe Francaise d'Astronomie et d'Astrophysique" (SF2A) help in Marseille (France) in June 2010

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• Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Cosmological Interpretation
• Hunting Down the Best Model of Inflation with Bayesian Evidence
• Cosmic strings and their induced non-Gaussianities in the cosmic microwave background