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Eternal Chaotic Inflation is Prohibited by Weak Gravity Conjecture

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-11-26 v1 Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We investigate whether the eternal chaotic inflation can be achieved when the weak gravity conjecture is taken into account. We show that even the assisted chaotic inflation with potential λϕ4\lambda\phi^4 or m2ϕ2m^2\phi^2 can not be eternal. The effective field theory description for the inflaton field breaks down before inflation reaches the eternal regime. We also find that the total number of e-folds is still bounded by the inflationary entropy for the assisted inflation.

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@article{arxiv.0707.3471,
  title  = {Eternal Chaotic Inflation is Prohibited by Weak Gravity Conjecture},
  author = {Qing-Guo Huang and Miao Li and Yi Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0707.3471},
  year   = {2008}
}

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10 pages

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