OBSERVING THE INFLATION POTENTIAL

被引:68
作者
COPELAND, EJ
KOLB, EW
LIDDLE, AR
LIDSEY, JE
机构
[1] FERMILAB NATL ACCELERATOR LAB,NASA,FERMILAB ASTROPHYS CTR,BATAVIA,IL 60510
[2] UNIV CHICAGO,ENRICO FERMI INST,DEPT ASTRON & ASTROPHYS,CHICAGO,IL 60637
[3] UNIV SUSSEX,SCH MATH & PHYS SCI,CTR ASTRON,BRIGHTON BN1 9QH,E SUSSEX,ENGLAND
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.219
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We show how observations of the density perturbation (scalar) spectrum and the gravitational wave (tensor) spectrum allow a reconstruction of the potential responsible for cosmological inflation. A complete functional reconstruction or a perturbative approximation about a single scale are possible; the suitability of each approach depends on the data available. Consistency equations between the scalar and tensor spectra are derived, which provide a powerful signal of inflation.
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页码:219 / 222
页数:4
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