Inflation. [Inflation in cosmological models]
Abstract
A short review of inflation is given, starting with a description of the underlying mechanism and the scenario of events. Four variations -- old inflation, new inflation, chaotic inflation, and extended inflation -- are discussed. It is claimed that the inflationary model provides a plausible explanation for (i) the large number of particles in the universe, (ii) the Hubble expansion, (iii) the large-scale uniformity of the universe, (iv) the nearness of the universe to a critical density, (v) the absence of magnetic monopoles, and (vi) the scale-invariant spectrum of microwave background fluctuations observed by COBE (Cosmic Background Explorer). Finally, it is argued that the plausibility of inflation is enhanced by the fact the inflation is eternal. 54 refs., 2 figs.
- Authors:
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- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Cambridge (United States)
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6395076
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9203232-
Journal ID: ISSN 0027-8424; CODEN: PNASA6
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76ER03069
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Journal Name:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; (United States)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 90:11; Conference: National Academy of Sciences (NAS) special colloquium on physical cosmology, Irvine, CA (United States), Mar 1992; Journal ID: ISSN 0027-8424
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE; COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; MAGNETIC MONOPOLES; UNIVERSE; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOPOLES; POSTULATED PARTICLES; 661300* - Other Aspects of Physical Science- (1992-)
Citation Formats
Guth, A H. Inflation. [Inflation in cosmological models]. United States: N. p., 1993.
Web.
Guth, A H. Inflation. [Inflation in cosmological models]. United States.
Guth, A H. 1993.
"Inflation. [Inflation in cosmological models]". United States.
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abstractNote = {A short review of inflation is given, starting with a description of the underlying mechanism and the scenario of events. Four variations -- old inflation, new inflation, chaotic inflation, and extended inflation -- are discussed. It is claimed that the inflationary model provides a plausible explanation for (i) the large number of particles in the universe, (ii) the Hubble expansion, (iii) the large-scale uniformity of the universe, (iv) the nearness of the universe to a critical density, (v) the absence of magnetic monopoles, and (vi) the scale-invariant spectrum of microwave background fluctuations observed by COBE (Cosmic Background Explorer). Finally, it is argued that the plausibility of inflation is enhanced by the fact the inflation is eternal. 54 refs., 2 figs.},
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year = {Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993},
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