SOFT INFLATION

被引:66
作者
BERKIN, AL
MAEDA, K
YOKOYAMA, J
机构
[1] FERMI NATL ACCELERATOR LAB,NASA,FERMILAB ASTROPHYS CTR,BATAVIA,IL 60510
[2] UNIV TOKYO,FAC SCI,DEPT PHYS,TOKYO 113,JAPAN
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.141
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We study the cosmology resulting from two coupled scalar fields, one which is either a new or chaotic-type inflaton and another which has an exponentially decaying potential. Such a potential may appear in the conformally transformed frame of generalized Einstein theories such as the Jordan-Brans-Dicke theory. The constraints necessary for successful inflation are examined. We find conventional grand unified theory models such as SU(5) are compatible with new inflation, while restrictions on the self-coupling constant are significantly loosened for chaotic inflation. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:141 / 144
页数:4
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