Cosmological Inflationary Models

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I am doing a project in school and am looking up different cosmological models to research. I have found Steinhardt Turok Model, Kaluza Klein. I know these are not the best models, so I was wondering if there are any more specific models that I can look into.
 
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Kaluza Klein is not a cosmological model per se -- it's an attempt at unifying the gravitational and electromagnetic force using extra dimensions.

Braneworld cosmology is a rather large area: Steinhardt and Turok's cyclic model is based on braneworlds -- in fact, it's an extension on the Ekpyrotic Universe. There are several other kinds of 'bouncing' or 'oscillating' universe models -- some based on branes some not. The Pre Big Bang model of Gasperini and Veniziano is a string theory-inspired bounce model. But these are not inflation models.

There are string/brane gas models, in which the early universe is postulated to have passed through a thermodynamic string/brane gas phase. Early developments are in papers by Tseytlin & Vafa and Brandenberger & Vafa.

Inflation is another general class of early universe theories. There are several different classes of inflation models, but perhaps the broadest distinction can be made between 'eternal' and non-eternal inflation.
 
Yes, I was hoping to find more information regarding any non-eternal models, any that do not cycle on forever. Also, if a reason for why the model or theory or whatever it may be is not more widely regarded.
 
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