WKB approximation for inflationary cosmological perturbations
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WKB approximation for inflationary cosmological perturbations
A new method for predicting inflationary cosmological perturbations, based on the Wentzel-KramersBrillouin ~WKB! approximation, is presented. A general expression for the WKB scalar and tensor power spectra is derived. The main advantage of the new scheme of approximation is that it is valid even if the slow-roll conditions are violated. The method is applied to power-law inflation, which allow...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review D
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0556-2821,1089-4918
DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.67.083512