Imprints of Short Distance Physics On Inflationary Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-11-07 v2 Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
We analyze the impact of certain modifications to short distance physics on the inflationary perturbation spectrum. For the specific case of power-law inflation, we find distinctive -- and possibly observable -- effects on the spectrum of density perturbations.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0110226,
title = {Imprints of Short Distance Physics On Inflationary Cosmology},
author = {Richard Easther and Brian R. Greene and William H. Kinney and Gary Shiu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0110226},
year = {2009}
}
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Revtex 4, 3 eps figs, 4 pages