Minimalism in inflation model building

被引:18
作者
Dvali, G [1 ]
Riotto, A
机构
[1] CERN, Div Theory, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
[2] NASA, Fermi Natl Accelerator Lab, Fermilab Astrophys Ctr, Batavia, IL 60510 USA
基金
美国国家航空航天局;
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10.1016/S0370-2693(97)01357-9
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
In this paper we demand that a successful inflationary scenario should follow from a model entirely motivated by particle physics considerations. We show that such a connection is indeed possible within the framework of concrete supersymmetric Grand Unified Theories where the doublet-triplet splitting problem is naturally solved. The Fayet-Iliopoulos D-term of a gauge U(1)(xi) symmetry, which plays a crucial role in the solution of the doublet-triplet splitting problem, simultaneously provides a built-in inflationary slope protected from dangerous supergravity corrections. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.
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