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