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Cosmological Perturbation Theory in Slow-Roll Spacetimes

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2008-11-26 v2

Abstract

We present a gauge invariant argument that a nonlocal measure of second-order metric and matter perturbations dominate that of linear fluctuations in its effect on the gravitational field in 'slow-rolling' spacetimes.

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@article{arxiv.0804.4296,
  title  = {Cosmological Perturbation Theory in Slow-Roll Spacetimes},
  author = {B. Losic and W. G. Unruh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0804.4296},
  year   = {2008}
}

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Version accepted by PRL (however, with correct non PRL format for arxiv posting). Clarified and expanded