Astronomy 350
Lecture 39, Dec 2
Fall 2011
Lecture Notes:
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Cosmic Inflation
Motivation: cosmic puzzles
flatness
horizon: CMB sky,
normal contrast
structure: CMB sky,
high contrast
the solution: exponential expansion
how this
creates flatness
quantum fluctuations to
cosmic fluctuations
inflation and the CMB
scorecard and outlook
consequences:
eternal inflation?
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Brian D. Fields
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