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Observational constraints on inflationary models with non-minimally derivative coupling by ACT

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2025-09-03 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

The most recent data release from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) reveals a larger value of the scalar spectral tilt nsn_s, ruling out a broad class of inflationary attractors. In this paper, we consider inflationary models including the power law potential, the hilltop model, the polynomial α\alpha-attractor and exponential α\alpha-attractor, with non-minimally derivative coupling in the high friction limit, and show how the models can fit ACT data. We also derive constraints on the model parameters using the latest ACT data.

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@article{arxiv.2506.18456,
  title  = {Observational constraints on inflationary models with non-minimally derivative coupling by ACT},
  author = {Qing Gao and Yanjiang Qian and Yungui Gong and Zhu Yi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.18456},
  year   = {2025}
}

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