Quantum Fluctuations in Vacuum Energy: Cosmic Inflation as a Dynamical Phase Transition

A variety of models of inflation in the early Universe have been proposed and applied to describe successfully the origin of all possible structures in the Universe. On the other hand, inflation theory is still phenomenological and needs systematic physical foundations, including the relation to dar...

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Main Author: Masahiro Morikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Universe
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/8/6/295