%0 Generic %1 steinhardt2001cyclic %A Steinhardt, Paul J. %A Turok, Neil %D 2001 %K cyclic mathematics model physics universe %R 10.1126/science.1070462 %T A Cyclic Model of the Universe %U http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0111030 %X We propose a cosmological model in which the universe undergoes an endless sequence of cosmic epochs each beginning with a `bang' and ending in a `crunch.' The temperature and density are finite at each transition from crunch to bang. Instead of having an inflationary epoch, each cycle includes a period of slow accelerated expansion (as recently observed) followed by slow contraction. The combination produces the homogeneity, flatness, density fluctuations and energy needed to begin the next cycle.

@misc{steinhardt2001cyclic, abstract = {We propose a cosmological model in which the universe undergoes an endless sequence of cosmic epochs each beginning with a `bang' and ending in a `crunch.' The temperature and density are finite at each transition from crunch to bang. Instead of having an inflationary epoch, each cycle includes a period of slow accelerated expansion (as recently observed) followed by slow contraction. The combination produces the homogeneity, flatness, density fluctuations and energy needed to begin the next cycle.}, added-at = {2013-12-23T11:45:09.000+0100}, author = {Steinhardt, Paul J. and Turok, Neil}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/23791901efbcacf7a1242a9a406b6f946/aeu_research}, description = {A Cyclic Model of the Universe}, doi = {10.1126/science.1070462}, interhash = {1166a665957532eca3f7e77ab641adb9}, intrahash = {3791901efbcacf7a1242a9a406b6f946}, keywords = {cyclic mathematics model physics universe}, note = {cite arxiv:hep-th/0111030Comment: 15 pages, 1 figure, revisions as published}, timestamp = {2013-12-23T11:45:09.000+0100}, title = {A Cyclic Model of the Universe}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0111030}, year = 2001 }