Models of the very early universe with multiple scalar fields

There is a reasonable amount of observational evidence that suggests space was expanding exponentially in the very early universe --- an expansion that has become known as inflation. The mechanism by which this happens remains up for debate, however, and this thesis looks at a number of potential sc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robinson, Mathew
Other Authors: van de Bruck, Carsten
Published: University of Sheffield 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.677337