ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 99 01 04 1 v 1 5 J an 1 99 9 Inflation and the cosmic microwave background Andrew
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Various issues concerning the impact of inflationary models on parameter estimation from the cosmic microwave background are reviewed, with particular focus on the range of possible outcomes of inflationary models and on the amount which might be learnt about inflation from the microwave background.
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تاریخ انتشار 1999