Inflationary Cosmology

Inflation has revolutionized cosmology primarily because it has eliminated the dependence of cosmological modelling on initial conditions. Thus inflationary cosmology is able to account for the present universe starting from a wide range of initial conditions. This volume reviews the presents state of subject. Each chapter consists of a brief introduction followed by reprints of important papers. Experts in the field are also provided with a unifying view point. Contents: InflationIs Ω = 1Dark MatterFluctuationsGalaxy Formation and ClusteringThe Microwave BackgroundBaryon GenerationModelsMonopolesAppendix — Field Theory Background Readership: High energy physicists and astrophysicists. Keywords:Big Bang;Early Universe;Inflation;Galaxy Formation;Dark Matter;Cosmology;Universe Flatness;Universe Homogeniety;Monopoles;Phase Transitions;Fluctuations;Thermal Field Theory;Slow-Rollover Transition;Scale Invariant Spectrum