English

Non-abelian discrete gauge symmetries and inflation

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-10-31 v1 Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Obtaining a potential flat enough to provide slow roll inflation is often difficult when gravitational effects are included. Non-abelian discrete gauge symmetries can guarantee the flatness of the inflaton potential in this case, and also provide special field values where inflation can end.

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0001333,
  title  = {Non-abelian discrete gauge symmetries and inflation},
  author = {J. D. Cohn and E. D. Stewart},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0001333},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

9 pages, to appear in Physics Letters B