Higgs Starobinsky Inflation
High Energy Physics - Theory
2016-06-22 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
In this paper we point out that Starobinky inflation could be induced by quantum effects due to a large non-minimal coupling of the Higgs boson to the Ricci scalar. The Higgs Starobinsky mechanism provides a solution to issues attached to large Higgs field values in the early universe which in a metastable universe would not be a viable option. We verify explicitly that these large quantum corrections do not destabilize Starobinsky's potential.
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@article{arxiv.1605.02236,
title = {Higgs Starobinsky Inflation},
author = {Xavier Calmet and Iberê Kuntz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.02236},
year = {2016}
}