A new type of scalar field inflation
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2014-11-20 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
In this short note we discuss the possibility of producing a slow rolling inflationary background by considering a massive scalar field whose kinetic term is non-minimally coupled to gravity.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0911.4128,
title = {A new type of scalar field inflation},
author = {Cristiano Germani and Alex Kehagias},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0911.4128},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
5 pages; Proceedings of 'Invisible Universe International Conference', Paris, June 29- July 3, 2009; v3 references and clarification added; accepted for publication