An Exposition on Inflationary Cosmology
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This paper is intended to offer a pedagogical treatment of inflationary cosmology, which is accessible to undergraduates. In recent years, inflation has become accepted as a standard scenario making predictions that are testable by observations of the cosmic background. It is therefore manifest that anyone wishing to pursue the study of cosmology and large-scale structure should have this scenario at their disposal. The author hopes this paper will serve to ‘bridge the gap’ between technical and popular accounts of the subject. PACS numbers: 98.80.C
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تاریخ انتشار 2008