Published September 1, 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

Unified no-scale attractors

  • 1. Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology Group, Department of Physics, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS (United Kingdom)
  • 2. George P. and Cynthia W. Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 (United States)
  • 3. William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (United States)

Description

We have presented previously a general treatment of Starobinsky-like inflation in no-scale supergravity where the tensor-to-scalar ratio r = 3(1 − ns)2, and ns is the tilt of the scalar perturbations. In particular, we have shown how this scenario can be unified with modulus fixing, supersymmetry breaking and a small cosmological constant. In this paper we extend these constructions to inflationary models based on generalized no-scale structures. In particular, we consider alternative values of the curvature parameter, α < 1, as may occur if not all the complex Kähler moduli contribute to driving inflation, as well as α > 1, as may occur if complex structure moduli also contribute to driving inflation. In all cases, we combine these α-Starobinsky inflation models with supersymmetry breaking and a present-day cosmological constant, allowing for additional contributions to the vacuum energy from stages of gauge symmetry breaking.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2019/09/040

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Journal Volume
2019
Journal Issue
09
Journal Page Range
p. 040
ISSN
1475-7516

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
51065034
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ATTRACTORS; COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT; COSMOLOGICAL INFLATION; GAUGE INVARIANCE; PERTURBATION THEORY; SUPERGRAVITY; SYMMETRY BREAKING
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; UNIFIED FIELD THEORIES