Driving Inflation with Scalar Fields - Lecture 3

Learn about the physics of cosmic inflation and reheating through a detailed lecture that explores how scalar fields drive the inflationary period of the early universe. Professor L. Sriramkumar from IIT Madras presents the third installment of the Vignyana Patashala series, delving into the mathematical and theoretical frameworks that explain how scalar fields contributed to the rapid expansion of the universe during its earliest moments. Examine the mechanisms of cosmic inflation, understand the role of scalar fields in this process, and discover how the universe transitioned from the inflationary phase through the reheating period.