Can MSSM Particle be the Inflaton?
Abstract
We consider the possibility of using one of the -flat directions in the minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM) as the inflaton. We show that the flat direction consisting of (first generation) left- and right-handed up-squarks as well as the up-type Higgs boson may play the role of the inflaton if dominant part of the up-quark mass is radiatively generated from supersymmetric loop diagrams. We also point out that, if the R-parity violating Yukawa coupling is of , -odd -flat directions may be another possible candidate of the inflaton. Such inflation models using -flat directions in the MSSM are not only testable with collider experiments but also advantageous to resolve the problem how the inflaton reheats the universe.
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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0312094,
title = {Can MSSM Particle be the Inflaton?},
author = {Shinta Kasuya and Takeo Moroi and Fuminobu Takahashi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0312094},
year = {2014}
}
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13 pages, 1 figure; an explanatory comment and references are added