Clockwork inflation with non-minimal coupling
Abstract
We suggest a clockwork mechanism for a Higgs-like inflation with the non-minimal coupling term . The seemingly unnatural ratio of parameters, of the self quartic coupling of the inflaton, , and the non-minimal coupling, , is understood by exponential suppression of by the clockwork mechanism, instead of a large non-minimal coupling. The portal interaction between the inflaton and the Standard Model (SM) Higgs doublet is introduced as a source of reheating and the inflaton mass. Successful realization of inflation requires that the inflaton gets a mass around (sub) GeV scale, which would lead to observable consequences depending on reheating process and its lifetime.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1807.09952,
title = {Clockwork inflation with non-minimal coupling},
author = {Seong Chan Park and Chang Sub Shin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.09952},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
6 pages, 1 figure, Minor modification in text, Refs added, Accepted for publication in European Physical Journal C