Holographic bounds and finite inflation
  We compare two holographic arguments that impose especially strong bounds on
the amount of inflation. One comes from the de Sitter Equilibrium cosmology and
the other from the work of Banks and Fischler. We find that simple versions of
these two approaches yield the same bound on the number of e-foldings. A
careful examination reveals that while these pictures are similar in spirit,
they are not necessarily identical prescriptions. We apply the two pictures to
specific cosmologies which expose potentially important differences and which
also demonstrate ways these seemingly simple proposals can be tricky to
implement in practice.
