Published September 10, 2016 | Version v1
Journal article

Renormalization group improved Higgs inflation with a running kinetic term

  • 1. Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI), TODIAS, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8583 (Japan)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578 (Japan)
  • 3. Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578 (Japan)

Description

We study a Higgs inflation model with a running kinetic term, taking account of the renormalization group evolution of relevant coupling constants. Specifically we study two types of the running kinetic Higgs inflation, where the inflaton potential is given by the quadratic or linear term potential in a frame where the Higgs field is canonically normalized. We solve the renormalization group equations at two-loop level and calculate the scalar spectral index and the tensor-to-scalar ratio. We find that, even if the renormalization group effects are included, the quadratic inflation is ruled out by the CMB observations, while the linear one is still allowed.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2016.07.009

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2016.07.009;
arXiv
arXiv:1603.07601v3;
PII
S0370-2693(16)30350-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
760
Journal Page Range
p. 329-334
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
48080210
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
COUPLING CONSTANTS; HIGGS MODEL; INFLATONS; RENORMALIZATION
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; POSTULATED PARTICLES

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