Published July 15, 2009
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Journal article
φ4 inflation is not excluded
Creators
- 1. Fakultaet fuer Physik, Universitaet Bielefeld, Universitaetstrasse 25, Bielefeld 33615 (Germany)
Description
We present counterexamples to the claim that the λφ4 inflaton potential is excluded by recent cosmological data. Finding counterexamples requires that the actually observed primordial fluctuations are generated at the onset of the slow-roll regime of inflation. This setup for the initial conditions is therefore different from the usual scenario of chaotic inflation where inflation starts long before the observed fluctuations are created. The primordial power spectrum of 'just enough' chaotic inflation violates scale invariance in a way consistent with observations.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.80.023525;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0903.3543v3;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 80
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 023525-023525.6
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41059747
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CHAOS THEORY; COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; FLUCTUATIONS; INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE; POTENTIALS; SCALE INVARIANCE; SPECTRA
- Descriptors DEC
- COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICS; VARIATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2009 The American Physical Society