Cosmological Inflation: Theory and Observations

被引：43
作者：
Baumann, Daniel [1 ,2 ]
Peiris, Hiranya V. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Harvard Univ, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Ctr Astrophys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[3] Univ Cambridge, Inst Astron, Cambridge CB3 0HA, England
来源：
ADVANCED SCIENCE LETTERS | 2009年 / 2卷 / 02期
关键词：
PROBE WMAP OBSERVATIONS; POWER-SPECTRUM; PARAMETER-ESTIMATION; BEAM PROFILES; GRAVITY-WAVES; MICROWAVE; ANISOTROPY; POLARIZATION; RADIATION; UNIVERSE;
D O I：
10.1166/asl.2009.1019
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
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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页码：105 / 120
页数：16
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