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Chaos in M ‐theory Cosmology
Author(s) -
Henneaux Marc
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
fortschritte der physik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.469
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1521-3978
pISSN - 0015-8208
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3978(200105)49:4/6<529::aid-prop529>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - physics , superstring theory , context (archaeology) , cosmology , singularity , mathematical physics , theoretical physics , gravitation , field (mathematics) , chaotic , massless particle , initial singularity , gravitational field , classical mechanics , universe , quantum mechanics , mathematics , supersymmetry , pure mathematics , computer science , geometry , paleontology , de sitter universe , artificial intelligence , biology
We review some recent work by T. Damour and the author [Phys. Rev. Lett. 85 (2000) 920] on the chaotic behaviour of the gravitational field in the vicinity of a spacelike singularity in M‐theory and superstring models. We stress in particular the rôle of the massless p ‐forms in this context.