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Analytic Solution of the Starobinsky Model for Inflation

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2017-07-05 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We prove that the field equations of the Starobinsky model for inflation in a Friedmann-Lema\^{\i}tre-Robertson-Walker constitute an integrable system as the field equations pass the singularity test. The analytical solution in terms of a Painlev\'{e} Series for the Starobinsky model is presented for the case of zero and nonzero spatial curvature. In both cases the leading-order term describes the radiation era provided by the corresponding higher-order theory.

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@article{arxiv.1706.06400,
  title  = {Analytic Solution of the Starobinsky Model for Inflation},
  author = {Andronikos Paliathanasis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.06400},
  year   = {2017}
}

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5 pages, references added, to appear in EPJC

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