Non-Gaussian corrections to the probability distribution of the curvature perturbation from inflation

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn , Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Seery, David ^a   Carlos Hidalgo, J ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cosmological perturbation theory; Inflation; Physics of the early universe

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649031316     PISSN: 14757516     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2006/07/008     Document Type: Article

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