Self-T-dual Brane Cosmology
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چکیده
We show how T-duality can be implemented with brane cosmology. As a result, we obtain a smooth bouncing cosmology with features similar to the ones of the pre-Big Bang scenario. Also, by allowing T-duality transformations along the time-like direction, we find a static solution that displays an interesting self tuning property. Based on a talk given at the XI Marcel Grossmann Meeting, Berlin 23-29 July, 2006.
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