Revisiting the calculations of inflationary perturbations

Abstract

We present a new approximation scheme that allows us to increase the accuracy of analytical predictions of the power spectra of inflationary perturbations for two specific classes of inflationary models. Among these models are chaotic inflation with a monomial potential, power-law inflation and natural inflation (inflation at a maximum). After reviewing the established first order results we calculate the amplitudes and spectral indices for these classes of models at higher orders in the slow-roll parameters for scalar and tensorial perturbations.

Comments: Extended version of the talk to be published in the proceedings of the Mexican Meeting on Exact Solutions and Scalar Fields in Gravity. Mexico, 1-6 October, 2000