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DESI Dark Secrets
Matilde L. Abreu, Michael S. Turner
We critically examine the results of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which provide evidence that dark energy may not be quantum vacuum energy. We find that the bes…
Inflationary Cosmology
Michael S. Turner
Inflation is a bold and expansive extension of the Standard Cosmology. It holds the promise to extend our understanding of the Universe to within 10^{-32}sec of the big bang and an…
Big-bang Nucleosynthesis: Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
Michael S. Turner
The current state of affairs in big-bang nucleosynthesis is reviewed and controversies are discussed. The author concludes that the glass is half full.
Assessing Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis
Craig J. Copi, David N. Schramm, Michael S. Turner
Systematic uncertainties in the light-element abundances and their evolution make a rigorous statistical assessment difficult. However, using Bayesian methods we show that the foll…
Dynamical Solutions to the Horizon and Flatness Problems
Yue Hu, Michael S. Turner, Erick J. Weinberg
We discuss in some detail the requirements on an early-Universe model that solves the horizon and flatness problems during the epoch of classical cosmology ($t\ge t_i\gg 10^{-43}\s…