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New potentials for string axion inflation

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2017-05-11 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We propose a new type of axion inflation with complex structure moduli in the framework of type IIB superstring theory compactified on Calabi-Yau manifold. The inflaton is identified as the axion for the complex structure moduli whose potential is originating from instantonic corrections appearing through the period vector of mirror Calabi-Yau manifold. The axionic shift symmetry is broken down to the discrete one by the inclusion of instantonic correction and certain three-from fluxes. Our proposed inflation scenario is compatible with K\"ahler moduli stabilization. We also study a typical reheating temperature in the case of complex structure moduli inflation.

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@article{arxiv.1510.08768,
  title  = {New potentials for string axion inflation},
  author = {Tatsuo Kobayashi and Akane Oikawa and Hajime Otsuka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.08768},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

20 pages, 2 figures, typos corrected

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