Published 1986 | Version v1
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Field theoretic investigations on particle physics and cosmology: Scientific and technical report for the period of December 1, 1985 to November 30, 1986

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The purpose of this paper is to present a new and more detailed treatment of the quantum mechanical behavior of the inflation-driving scalar field. Understanding the time-development of the scalar field and its quantum fluctuations is crucial to the entire ''new inflationary universe'' program. The quantum effects are very important for several reasons. First, they control the length of time for which the scalar field remains near the top of the hill in the potential diagram and hence they determine the duration of the inflationary era. In addition, quantum fluctuations provide the source of density fluctuations which are the seeds for the origin of galaxy formation

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS, PC A02/MF A01; 1 as DE87003386.

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8 p.
Report number
DOE/ER/40118--4

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United States
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United States
INIS RN
18054187
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
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Progress Report
Descriptors DEI
CHIRAL SYMMETRY; COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; GALAXIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SCALAR FIELDS
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYMMETRY

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