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 or 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