Inflaton in R-dependent potential

Details Inflaton in R-dependent potential Inflaton in R-dependent potential

2009-04-06

arxiv.org/abs/0904.0934v2

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

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We consider a non-minimally coupled inflaton, in a higher order curvature background, leading to a potential which evolves with the curvature scalar of the Universe, and which describes two regimes. The first one is a de Sitter phase, where the potential is static, and an exact exponential solution is found for the inflaton. The second regime, triggered by the inflaton reaching a threshold, leads to a power-law expansion, during which the potential becomes flat, quickly enough for the inflaton never to reach the minimum of the initial symmetry breaking potential. This scenario is an alternative to the inflaton oscillating about a minimum of the potential, and where preheating is a consequence of the flattening of the potential during the power-law expanding phase.

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