Inflation and String Theory

TL;DR

This paper reviews the concept of cosmological inflation and explores its realization within quantum field theory and string theory frameworks, providing a comprehensive overview of theoretical approaches.

Contribution

It offers a detailed synthesis of inflation models in quantum field theory and string theory, highlighting recent developments and theoretical insights.

Findings

Comparison of inflation models in different frameworks

Identification of key challenges in string theory realizations

Summary of current theoretical progress

Abstract

We review cosmological inflation and its realization in quantum field theory and in string theory. This material is a portion of a book, also entitled "Inflation and String Theory", to be published by Cambridge University Press.