Shaft inflation

Dimopoulos, Konstantinos (2014) Shaft inflation. Physics Letters B, 735. pp. 75-78. ISSN 0370-2693

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Abstract

A new family of inflation models is introduced and studied. The models are characterised by a scalar potential which, far from the origin, approximates an inflationary plateau, while near the origin becomes monomial, as in chaotic inflation. The models are obtained in the context of global supersymmetry starting with a superpotential, which interpolates from a generalised monomial to an O'Raifearteagh form for small to large values of the inflaton field respectively. It is demonstrated that the observables obtained, such as the scalar spectral index and the tensor to scalar ratio, are in excellent agreement with the latest observations. Some discussion of initial conditions and eternal inflation is included.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Physics Letters B
Additional Information:
Open Access funded by SCOAP³ - Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics Under a Creative Commons license
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3100/3106
Subjects:
?? inflationcmbr experimentsnuclear and high energy physics ??
ID Code:
70968
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Deposited On:
23 Sep 2014 10:32
Refereed?:
Yes
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Published
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31 Dec 2023 00:32