Inflation from a Tachyon Fluid?
High Energy Physics - Theory
2016-09-06 v3 Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
Motivated by recent works of Sen and Gibbons, we study the evolution of a flat and homogeneous universe dominated by tachyon matter. In particular, we analyse the necessary conditions for inflation in the early roll of a single tachyon field.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0204070,
title = {Inflation from a Tachyon Fluid?},
author = {Malcolm Fairbairn and Michel H. G. Tytgat},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0204070},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
12 pages, 2 figures, minor corrections and comments on reheating added