Published May 5, 2015
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Journal article
Dynamics of gauge field inflation
- 1. Center for Cosmic Origins and Department of Physics and Astronomy, 6127 Wilder Laboratory, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755 (United States)
- 2. Pittsburgh Particle Physics, Astrophysics, and Cosmology Center (Pitt-PACC), 420 Allen Hall, 3941 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 (United States)
- 3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, 3941 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 (United States)
- 4. Center for Field Theory and Particle Physics & Department of Physics, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai (China)
Description
We analyze the existence and stability of dynamical attractor solutions for cosmological inflation driven by the coupling between fermions and a gauge field. Assuming a spatially homogeneous and isotropic gauge field and fermion current, the interacting fermion equation of motion reduces to that of a free fermion up to a phase shift. Consistency of the model is ensured via the Stückelberg mechanism. We prove the existence of exactly one stable solution, and demonstrate the stability numerically. Inflation arises without fine tuning, and does not require postulating any effective potential or non-standard coupling
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2015/05/005; Available from http://repo.scoap3.org/record/10190Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
- Journal Volume
- 2015
- Journal Issue
- 05
- Journal Page Range
- p. 5
- ISSN
- 1475-7516
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 47024087
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATTRACTORS; COSMOLOGICAL INFLATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FERMIONS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; PHASE SHIFT; QUANTUM COSMOLOGY; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS
- Descriptors DEC
- COSMOLOGY; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
Optional Information
- Notes
- PUBLISHER-ID: JCAP05(2015)005; OAI: oai:repo.scoap3.org:10190
- Funding organization
- SCOAP3, CERN, Geneva (Switzerland)