String Cosmology

The field of string cosmology has matured considerably over the past few years, attracting many new adherents to this multidisciplinary Field. This book fills a critical gap by bringing together strains of current research into one single volume. The resulting collection of selected articles presents the latest, ongoing results from renowned experts currently working in the field. This offers the possibility for practitioners to become conversant with many different aspects of string cosmology.From the contents:Introduction to Cosmology and String TheoryString Inflation I: Brane InflationString Inflation II: Inflation from ModuliCosmic SuperstringsThe CMB as a Possible Probe of String TheoryString Gas CosmologyGauge-Gravity Duality and String CosmologyHeterotic M-Theory and Cosmology