Intro to Effective Field Theories and Inflation
C.P. Burgess
TL;DR
This paper introduces effective field theories and their application to inflation within the context of $\\Lambda$CDM cosmology, aimed at graduate students in particle physics.
Contribution
It provides an accessible introduction to how effective field theories are used in analyzing inflationary models in cosmology.
Findings
Overview of $\\Lambda$CDM and inflationary models
Explanation of effective field theory methods in cosmology
Educational resource for graduate students
Abstract
These notes present an introduction to CDM cosmology and its possible inflationary precursor, with an emphasis on some of the ways effective field theories are used in its analysis. The intended audience are graduate students in particle physics, such as attended the lectures (prepared for the Les Houches Summer School, Effective Field Theory in Particle Physics and Cosmology, July 2017).
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TopicsCosmology and Gravitation Theories · Black Holes and Theoretical Physics · Relativity and Gravitational Theory