“The Cyclic Universe”: A Talk with Paul Steinhardt

It is thought that our galaxy, other galaxies, clusters of galaxies etc…are where they are because of the quantum fluxuations that occurred during that brief epoch (10^-35 seconds to 10^-27 seconds) wherein a field known as an inflaton field (similar to a Higgs field) caused exponential inflation of our universe. “At present, inflation remains the only [...]