Published March 15, 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Imprints of short distance physics on inflationary cosmology

  • 1. Institute for Strings, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 (United States)
  • 2. Department of Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 (United States)
  • 3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6396 (United States)

Description

We analyze the impact of certain modifications to short distance physics on the inflationary perturbation spectrum. For the specific case of power-law inflation, we find distinctive - and possibly observable - effects on the spectrum of density perturbations

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
67
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 063508-063508.5
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35075613
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
COSMOLOGY; DENSITY; DISTURBANCES; FLUCTUATIONS; INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE; PERTURBATION THEORY; QUANTUM GRAVITY
Descriptors DEC
COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; VARIATIONS

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