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The role of the superstring dilaton in cosmology and particle physics

Ram Brustein

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Superstring theory predicts the existence of a scalar field, the dilaton. I review some basic features of the dilaton interactions and explain their possible consequences in cosmology and particle physics.

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Superstring theory predicts the existence of a scalar field, the dilaton. I review some basic features of the dilaton interactions and explain their possible consequences in cosmology and particle physics.

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Superstring theory predicts the existence of a scalar field, the dilaton. I review some basic features of the dilaton interactions and explain their possible consequences in cosmology and particle physics.

Key concepts: Dilaton, Superstring theory, Physics, Cosmology, Scalar field, Theoretical physics, Scalar (mathematics), Particle physics

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