172 citations · 2.5k across the 84 of their papers we have counts for
Showing 2001Show all
3 papers · 1 filter
hep-th2001★ 111 cited
Passing through the bounce in the ekpyrotic models
Jerome Martin, Patrick Peter, Nelson Pinto Neto +1
By considering a simplified but exact model for realizing the ekpyrotic scenario, we clarify various assumptions that have been used in the literature. In particular, we discuss th…
gr-qc2001★ 44 cited
Has the Universe always expanded ?
Patrick Peter, Nelson Pinto-Neto
We consider a cosmological setting for which the currently expanding era is preceded by a contracting phase, that is, we assume the Universe experienced at least one bounce. We sho…
gr-qc2001★ 19 cited
Graceful exit from inflation using quantum cosmology
N. Pinto-Neto, R. Colistete
A massless scalar field without self interaction and string coupled to gravity is quantized in the framework of quantum cosmology using the Bohm-de Broglie interpretation. Gaussian…