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Gauss-Bonnet inflation with a constant rate of roll

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2020-12-02 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We consider the constant-roll condition in the model of the inflaton nonminimal coupling to the Gauss-Bonnet term. By assuming the first Gauss-Bonnet flow parameter δ1\delta_1 is a constant, we discuss the constant-roll inflation with constant ϵ1\epsilon_1, constant ϵ2\epsilon_2 and constant ηH\eta_H, respectively. Using the Bessel function approximation, we get the analytical expressions for the scalar and tensor power spectrum and derive the scalar spectral index nRn_{\mathcal{R}} and the tensor to scalar ratio rr to the first order of ϵ1\epsilon_1. By using the Planck 2018 observations constraint on nRn_{\mathcal{R}} and rr, we obtain some feasible parameter space and show the result on the nRrn_{\mathcal{R}}-r region. The scalar potential is also reconstructed in some spectral cases.

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@article{arxiv.2008.03976,
  title  = {Gauss-Bonnet inflation with a constant rate of roll},
  author = {Tie-Jun Gao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.03976},
  year   = {2020}
}