Inflationary cosmology / M. Lemoine, J. Martin, P. Peter (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lemoine, M. (Martin), 1968-

Martin, J. (Jérôme)

Peter, Patrick.

Series:

Lecture notes in physics ; 738.

Lecture notes in physics, 0075-8450 ; 738

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cosmology.

Inflationary universe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (X, 428 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2007.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Some 25 years after the birth of inflationary cosmology this volume sets out to provide a both authoritative and pedagogical introduction and review of the state of the field. Cosmic inflation corresponds to an episode of accelerated expansion of the very early universe and solves nicely a collection of puzzles that had plagued standard cosmology so far. Different scenarios exist, though, and the reader will learn about the "ins" and "outs" as the subject and related issues are surveyed. With lectures written by eminent scientists in the field, many of them having made pioneering contributrions in the early hours of the field, Inflationary Cosmology addresses both senior and younger high-energy physicists, cosmologists and observational astrophysicists seeking both a readable account and reference in the field.

Contents:

Inflationary Cosmology

Preheating After Inflation

Particle Physics Models of Inflation

Inflation in String Theory

Predictions in Eternal Inflation

Inflationary Perturbations: The Cosmological Schwinger Effect

The Numerical Treatment of Inflationary Models

Multiple Field Inflation

The Quest for Non-gaussianity

Production of Topological Defects at the End of Inflation

Conceptual Problems of Inflationary Cosmology and a New Approach to Cosmological Structure Formation.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783540743538

3540743537