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Can String Theory Accommodate Inflation?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the constantly-evolving-theory dept.

David Shiga writes "String theory is the leading contender for a "theory of everything" that could unite all the forces of physics. But a recent study suggests that it may be more difficult than scientists had hoped to square string theory with inflation — the widely accepted notion that the early universe had a period of especially rapid expansion. Some say this could even lead to the abandonment of either string theory or inflation, though no one is ruling out a possible resolution yet."

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  1. How to solve it... by RulerOf · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Solve it like any government would handle an inflation problem...

    Print more strings!

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  2. Do we really need a "theory of everything"... by russlar · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I mean, it has already been determined that 42 is the Ultimate Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything, right? The real question of inflation should be "Can the Ultimate Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything be expanded into the Ultimate Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Multiverse, and Everything?"

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