Inflationary Cosmology: From Theory to Observations

J. Alberto Vázquez, Luis E. Padilla, Tonatiuh Matos

Published 2018-10-10Version 1

The main aim of this paper is to provide a qualitative introduction to the cosmic inflation and its relationship with current cosmological observations. The inflationary model solves many of the fundamental problems that challenge the Standard Big Bang cosmology i.e. Flatness, Horizon and Monopole problem, and additionally provides an explanation for the initial conditions observed throughout the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe, such as galaxies. In this review we describe the general solutions carry out by a single scalar field. Then with the use of current surveys, we show the constraints imposed on the inflationary parameters $(n_{\rm s},r)$ which allow us to make the connection between theoretical and observational cosmology. In this way, with the latest results, it is possible to choose or at least to constrain the right inflationary model, parameterised by a single scalar field potential $V(\phi)$.