COSMOLOGICAL PERTURBATIONS: MYTHS AND FACTS

2004/05/30 by Paul J. Steinhardt · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics

paper · doi:10.1142/s0217732304014252

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Abstract

We discuss (and debunk) ten common myths about cosmological perturbations in inflationary and ekpyrotic/cyclic models and their implications for future observations.

Citations

• Signature of Gravity Waves in the Polarization of the Microwave Background
• Ekpyrotic universe: Colliding branes and the origin of the hot big bang
• First‐Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe ( WMAP ) Observations: Determination of Cosmological Parameters

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