Radion assisted gauge inflation

2003/02/18 by Malcolm Fairbairn, M. Fairbairn, Laura Lopez-Honorez +3 · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #hep-ph #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.67.101302

published as Phys.Rev.D67:101302,2003 · 10 pages, 2 figures

arxiv created 2003/02/18 · openalex publication_date 2003/05/22 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We propose an extension to the recently proposed extranatural or gauge inflation scenario in which the radius modulus field around which the Wilson loop is wrapped assists inflation as it shrinks. We discuss how this might lead to more generic initial conditions for inflation.

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