Time at the Beginning
Abstract
Age consistency for the Universe today has been an important cosmological test. Even more powerful consistency tests at times as early as 10-32 sec lie ahead in the precision era of cosmology. I outline tests based upon cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropy, big-bang nucleosynthesis (BBN), particle dark matter, phase transitions, and inflation. The ultimate cosmic timescale -- the fate of the Universe -- will be in doubt until the mystery of the dark energy is unraveled.
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