Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2008-10-07
Phys.Rev.D79:083537,2009
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
33 pages, 12 figures. v2: added discussion of an alternate measure of fine-tuning; published version
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.79.083537
We systematically explore the parameter space of the state-of-the-art brane-antibrane inflation model (Baumann {\it et al}., arXiv:0706.0360, arXiv:0705.3837) which is one of the most rigorously derived from string theory, applying the cosmic background explorer normalization and constraint on the spectral index. We improve on previous treatments of uplifting by antibranes and show that the contributions from noninflationary throats play an important role in achieving a flat inflationary potential. To quantify the degree of fine-tuning needed by the model, we define an effective volume in the part of parameter space which is consistent with experimental constraints, and using Monte Carlo methods to search for a set of optimal parameters, we show that the degree of fine-tuning is alleviated by 8 orders of magnitude relative to a fiducial point which has previously been considered. In fact, close to the optimal parameter values, fine-tuning is no longer needed for any of the parameters. We show that in this natural region of the parameter space, larger values of $n_s$ close to 0.99 (still within 2$\sigma$ of the WMAP5 central value) are favored, giving a new aspect of testability to the model.
Cline James M.
Hoi Loison
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