Recent progress on inflation and dark energy from string theory

25 Sept 2024, 17:21
17m
Seminar room 3

Seminar room 3

Strings & Mathematical Physics Parallel Wednesday Strings & Mathematical Physics

Speaker

Michele Cicoli (Bologna University)

Description

I will discuss recent progress in constructing models of inflation and dark energy from string theory which are theoretically robust, can fit current data and can lead to observable predictions. In particular, I will focus on inflation driven by a Kaehler modulus and I will argue that axions are the best candidates to drive dark energy.

Primary author

Michele Cicoli (Bologna University)

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