Chaotic inflation theory

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Chaotic inflation theory, first formulated by Andrei Linde, models quantum fluctuations in the rate of cosmic inflation[1]. Those regions with a higher rate of inflation expand faster and dominate the universe, despite the natural tendency of inflation to end in other regions. This allows inflation to continue forever, to produce future-eternal inflation. More recently past-eternal models have been proposed which adhere to the perfect cosmological principle and have features of the steady state cosmos.[2][3]

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  1. ^ A. Linde (1986). "Eternal chaotic inflation". Mod. Phys. Lett. A1. A. Linde (1986). "Eternally existing self-reproducing chaotic inflationary universe". Phys. Lett. B175.
  2. ^ Anthony Aguirre, Steven Gratton, Inflation without a beginning: A null boundary proposal, Phys.Rev. D67 (2003) 083515, [1]
  3. ^ Anthony Aguirre, Steven Gratton, Steady-State Eternal Inflation, Phys.Rev. D65 (2002) 083507, [2]

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