Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2005-01-06
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Writeup of lectures delivered at the 2004 Cargese Summer School on String Theory, 49 pages, 3 figures
Scientific paper
The theory of cosmological perturbations is the main tool which connects theories of the early universe (based on new fundamental physics such as string theory) with cosmological observations. In these lectures, I will provide an introduction to this theory, beginning with an overview of the Newtonian theory of fluctuations, moving on to the analysis of fluctuations in the realm of classical general relativity, and culminating with a discussion of the quantum theory of cosmological perturbations. I will illustrate the formalism with applications to inflationary cosmology. I will review the basics of inflationary cosmology and discuss why - through the evolution of fluctuations - inflation may provide a way of observationally testing Planck-scale physics.
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