2005/11/18 by V. Mukhanov, Mukhanov, V.
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #astro-ph #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0511570
arxiv created 2005/11/18 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
I review the motivation for the early-time cosmic acceleration stage in expanding universe and discuss simple inflationary scenarios. Preheating and reheating are considered in great detail. This is a sample chapter from my book "Physical Foundations of Cosmology" published by Cambridge University Press (2005).