000			01487nam a22001337a 4500
020			_a9781107461369
082			_a539.7258 _bBAU.I
100			_aBaumann,Daniel _aMcAllister,Liam
245			_aInflation and String Theory Inflation and String Theory _bPart of Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
260			_aUnited Kingdom _bCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS _c2020
300			_a371p.
500			_aThe past two decades have seen transformative advances in cosmology and string theory. Observations of the cosmic microwave background have revealed strong evidence for inflationary expansion in the very early universe, while new insights about compactifications of string theory have led to a deeper understanding of inflation in a framework that unifies quantum mechanics and general relativity. Written by two of the leading researchers in the field, this complete and accessible volume provides a modern treatment of inflationary cosmology and its connections to string theory and elementary particle theory. After an up-to-date experimental summary, the authors present the foundations of effective field theory, string theory, and string compactifications, setting the stage for a detailed examination of models of inflation in string theory. Three appendices contain background material in geometry and cosmological perturbation theory, making this a self-contained resource for graduate students and researchers in string theory, cosmology, and related fields.
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