Paul J. Steinhardt
Department of Physics
Princeton
University
Princeton, NJ 08544-0708
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For LATEST results on Cyclic Models see selections near bottom of this column
A Brief Introduction to the Cyclic Model (for the non-scientist)
A Cyclic Model of the Universe (the original SCIENCE paper)
The Cyclic Universe: An Informal Introduction (for students)
Cosmic Evolution in a Cyclic Universe (a full technical discussion)
A Brief Introduction to
the Ekpyrotic Universe (for the
non-scientist)
Note: The Ekpyrotic model is a precursor to the
Cyclic Model
What do Inflation and Cyclic models REALLY predict for the spectral tilt? A model independent treatment with a surprising conclusion.
What are the General Conditions for Generating Adiabatic, Scale-Invariant Density Perturbations? (Conclusion: Inflation and Ekpyrotic/Cyclic Models are the unique and complete set of possibilities)
The Origin of Density Fluctuations in the Cyclic Universe (An Introduction)
A Quintessential Introduction to Dark Energy
Quintessence?:
A technical overviewThe Cosmic Triangle and the State of the Universe
A dramatic example of the CMB degeneracy problem
comparing best-fit Lambda (CLOSED) model with best-fit Q model (FLAT): two model curves are virtually indistinguishable
[ignore older data which is superimposed]
Strongly self-interacting dark matter?
Computing the Non-linear Mass Correlation Function
(from ``A Simple Method for Computing the Non-Linear Mass Correlation Function with Implications for Stable Clustering," R. Caldwell, R. Juskiewicz, and F. Bouchet), astro-ph/9912395)Theoretical Cosmology in Jadwin Hall
