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19982026
most citedDodecahedral space topology as an explanation for weak wide-angle temperature correlations in the cosmic microwave background

426 citations · 1.2k across the 45 of their papers we have counts for

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47 papers

physics.gen-ph2026

Twin Universes and Bimetric Gravity: From Sakharov's Cosmological Symmetry to Modern Speculations on Negative Mass

Jean-Pierre Luminet

We review the conceptual and theoretical status of twin-universe models, from Sakharov's early ideas on baryogenesis, CPT symmetry, and reversed arrows of time to recent quantum-co…

gr-qc2026

A Primer on Spacetime Singularities II: Spatially Homogeneous Cosmologies

Jean-Pierre Luminet

This article is the second part of a review devoted to spacetime singularities in classical General Relativity. While Primer I developed the mathematical framework for defining, cl…

gr-qc2025

A Primer on Spacetime Singularities I: Mathematical Framework

Jean-Pierre Luminet

This article presents a comprehensive and rigorous overview of spacetime singularities within the framework of classical General Relativity. Singularities are defined through the f…

physics.hist-ph2023

Big Bang Cosmology and Religious Thought

Jean-Pierre Luminet

Alexander Friedmann and Georges Lemaître are undoubtedly the real fathers of Big Bang cosmologies. In this article I study the influences their work underwent due to some religious…

gr-qc2021★ 20 cited

Closed Timelike Curves, Singularities and Causality: A Survey from Gödel to Chronological Protection

Jean-Pierre Luminet

I give a historical survey of the discussions about the existence of closed timelike curves in general relativistic models of the universe, opening the physical possibility of time…

physics.pop-ph2021★ 1 cited

The Dark Matter Enigma

Jean-Pierre Luminet

In this pedestrian approach I give my personal point of view on the various problems posed by dark matter in the universe. After a brief historical overview I discuss the various s…