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hep-th2009★ 19 cited
Smooth Initial Conditions from Weak Gravity
Brian Greene, Kurt Hinterbichler, Simon Judes +1
CMB measurements reveal an unnaturally smooth early universe. We propose a mechanism to make this smoothness natural by weakening the strength of gravity at early times, and theref…
hep-th2009★ 13 cited
Dynamical Decompactification and Three Large Dimensions
Brian Greene, Dan Kabat, Stefanos Marnerides
We study string gas dynamics in the early universe and seek to realize the Brandenberger - Vafa mechanism - a goal that has eluded earlier works - that singles out three or fewer s…