Cosmological Inflation: Theory and Observations

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2008-10-16

arxiv.org/abs/0810.3022v2

Adv.Sci.Lett.2:105-120,2009

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

18 pages, 12 figures. Invited review to appear in Advanced Science Letters Special Issue on Quantum Gravity, Cosmology and Bla

Scientific paper

10.1166/asl.2009.1019

In this article we review the theory of cosmological inflation with a particular focus on the beautiful connection it provides between the physics of the very small and observations of the very large. We explain how quantum mechanical fluctuations during the inflationary era become macroscopic density fluctuations which leave distinct imprints in the cosmic microwave background (CMB). We describe the physics of anisotropies in the CMB temperature and polarization and discuss how CMB observations can be used to probe the primordial universe.

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