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Quantum field theory of scalar cosmological perturbations

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Author(s)
Tassev, Svetlin Valentinov
Advisor(s)
Edmund Bertschinger.
Date Issued
2005
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
Using canonical quantization we show that the spectrum of the scalar cosmological fluctuations as calculated until now is not correct. We derive the correct expression for the spectrum, and show that our correct treatment alleviates the fine-tuning problem in inflation.
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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (leaf 55).
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Physics.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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