String Cosmology versus Standard and Inflationary Cosmology
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This paper presents a review of the basic, model-independent differences between the pre-big bang scenario, arising naturally in a string cosmology context, and the standard inflationary scenario. We use an unconventional approach in which the introduction of technical details is avoided as much as possible, trying to focus the reader’s attention on the main conceptual aspects of both scenarios. The aim of the paper is not to conclude in favour either of one or of the other scenario, but to raise questions that are left to the reader’s meditation. Warnings: the paper does not contain equations, and is not intended as a complete review of all aspects of string cosmology.
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