An Exposition on Inflationary Cosmology
Astrophysics
2009-09-25 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
This paper is intended to offer a pedagogical treatment of cosmological modeling and inflationary cosmology. In recent years, inflation has become accepted as a standard scenario making predictions that are testable by observations of the cosmic background. It is therefore manifest that anyone wishing to pursue the study of cosmology and large-scale structure should have this scenario at their disposal. The author hopes this paper will serve to `bridge the gap' between technical and popular accounts of the subject.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0005003,
title = {An Exposition on Inflationary Cosmology},
author = {Scott Watson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0005003},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Revtex, 10 PS figures: References added, minor changes to historical content (thanks Andrei Linde)