Inflation Dynamics and Reheating

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dc.creatorBassett, Bruce A.
dc.creatorTsujikawa, Shinji
dc.creatorWands, David
dc.date2005-07-27
dc.date2006-02-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:24:37Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:24:37Z
dc.descriptionWe review the theory of inflation with single and multiple fields paying particular attention to the dynamics of adiabatic and entropy/isocurvature perturbations which provide the primary means of testing inflationary models. We review the theory and phenomenology of reheating and preheating after inflation providing a unified discussion of both the gravitational and nongravitational features of multi-field inflation. In addition we cover inflation in theories with extra dimensions and models such as the curvaton scenario and modulated reheating which provide alternative ways of generating large-scale density perturbations. Finally we discuss the interesting observational implications that can result from adiabatic-isocurvature correlations and non-Gaussianity.
dc.description51 pages, latex, 16 figures, version to appear in Reviews of Modern Physics
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0507632
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0507632
dc.identifierRev.Mod.Phys.78:537-589,2006
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/RevModPhys.78.537
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/195251
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleInflation Dynamics and Reheating
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