Long wavelength cosmological perturbations and preheating

This thesis is concerned with the evolution of long wavelength cosmological perturbations in the very early inflationary and post-inflationary stages of the universe. I first provide a thorough review of the relevent theoretical background. This material is presented in a completely original mann...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zibin, James Peter
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/16041