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A Phase Transition between Small and Large Field Models of Inflation

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-06-25 v2 Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We show that models of inflection point inflation exhibit a phase transition from a region in parameter space where they are of large field type to a region where they are of small field type. The phase transition is between a universal behavior, with respect to the initial condition, at the large field region and non-universal behavior at the small field region. The order parameter is the number of e-foldings. We find integer critical exponents at the transition between the two phases.

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@article{arxiv.0810.4299,
  title  = {A Phase Transition between Small and Large Field Models of Inflation},
  author = {Nissan Itzhaki and Ely D. Kovetz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.4299},
  year   = {2009}
}

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21 pages, 8 figures