ISSN:
1572-9532
Keywords:
COSMOLOGY
;
INFLATION
;
COSMOLOGICAL PERTURBATIONS
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Toy models for the Hubble rate or the scalar field potential have been used to analyze the amplification of scalar perturbations through a smooth transition from inflation to the radiation era. We use a Hubble rate that arises consistently from a decaying vacuum cosmology, which evolves smoothly from nearly de Sitter inflation to radiation domination. We find exact solutions for super-horizon perturbations (scalar and tensor), and for sub-horizon perturbations in the vacuum- and radiation-dominated eras. The standard conserved quantity for super-horizon scalar perturbations is exactly constant for the growing modes, and zero for the decaying modes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1018852929430
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