Eternal inflation:
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Main Author: Winitzki, Sergei (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Jersey World Scientific c2009
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Item Description:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-216) and index
Inflationary cosmology -- Eternal inflation -- Stochastic approach to inflation -- Models with bubble nucleation -- The RV measure : first look -- The RV measure for random-walk inflation -- The RV measure for the landscape
This volume is the only monograph covering the exciting and dazzling recent developments in quantum cosmology, including the theory of the "multiverse" and eternal inflation pioneered by A Vilenkin, A Linde, S W Hawking, and others. Written by a leading expert in the field known for his depth and clarity of presentation, the volume presents an overview of 20 years of development of the theory of eternal inflation as well as a comprehensive, research-level introduction into the current methods and problems. This volume is invaluable for researchers as a definitive reference in the rapidly developing field. Written in a self-contained manner with detailed mathematical derivations of the results, graduate students will also find it a readable and useful textbook for self-study
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 218 p.)
ISBN:9789812832399
9789812832405
9812832394
9812832408

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