Cosmological inflation
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2012-01-31 v1
Abstract
The very basics of cosmological inflation are discussed. We derive the equations of motion for the inflaton field, introduce the slow-roll parameters, and present the computation of the inflationary perturbations and their connection to the temperature fluctuations of the cosmic microwave background.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1201.6164,
title = {Cosmological inflation},
author = {K. Enqvist},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.6164},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
9 pages, contribution to the 2010 European School of High-energy Physics; 20 June - 3 July 2010, Raseborg, Finland