The big bang and inflation united by an analytic solution

Bars, Itzhak; Chen, Shih-Hung

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.83.043522

Title: The big bang and inflation united by an analytic solution

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Authors:: Bars, Itzhak; Chen, Shih-Hung

Publication Date:: Thu Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 2011

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1099923

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review D

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 83; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1550-7998

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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