Inflation, Cosmic Perturbations and Non-Gaussianities
High Energy Physics - Theory
2015-06-15 v3 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
We review the theory of inflationary perturbations. Perturbations at both linear and nonlinear orders are reviewed. We also review a variety of inflation models, emphasizing their signatures on cosmic perturbations.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1303.1523,
title = {Inflation, Cosmic Perturbations and Non-Gaussianities},
author = {Yi Wang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1303.1523},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
84 pages, 36 figures. Based on lectures given at the 7th Asian Winter School on Strings, Particles and Cosmology. v2: observational aspects updated, references added, typos corrected. v3: references added, typos corrected, version to appear on Commun. Theor. Phys. Comments are welcome