Inflationary Cosmology: Theory and Phenomenology
arXiv:astro-ph/0109439 · doi:10.1088/0264-9381/19/13/301
Abstract
This article gives a brief overview of some of the theory behind the inflationary cosmology, and discusses prospects for constraining inflation using observations. Particular care is given to the question of falsifiability of inflation or of subsets of inflationary models.
11 pages LaTeX file (using iopart) with 4 figures included via EPSF. Article based on a talk presented at ``The Early Universe and Cosmological Observations: a Critical Review'', Cape Town, July 2001
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