Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-09-29
New Astron.Rev. 45 (2001) 255-269
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
24 pages, Latex, no figures, based on talks given at the Cargese School "Cosmology 2000", to be published in New Astronomy, co
Scientific paper
10.1016/S1387-6473(00)00147-0
A short introduction to structure formation is given, followed by a discussion of the possible characteristics of the initial perturbations assuming a generic inflationary origin. Observational data related to large-scale structure and the cosmic microwave background radiation is then used in an attempt to constrain the characteristics of such perturbations. Future directions are also explored. The possibility of direct detection of a stochastic gravitational wave background produced during an inflationary phase in the early Universe is briefly discussed, as well as the available evidence regarding the present value of the total energy density in the Universe.
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