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On Number of Nflation Fields

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-11-26 v2

Abstract

We study the Nflation model, in which a collection of massive scalar fields drive the inflation simultaneously. We find, when the number of fields is larger than the square of ratio of the Planck scale MpM_p to the average value mˉ\bar m of fields masses, the slow roll inflation region will disappear. This suggests that in order to make Nflation responsible for our observable universe, the number of fields driving the Nflation must be bounded by the above ratio. This result is also consistent with recent arguments from black hole physics.

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@article{arxiv.0801.3503,
  title  = {On Number of Nflation Fields},
  author = {Iftikhar Ahmad and Yun-Song Piao and Cong-Feng Qiao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0801.3503},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

13 pages, 3 figures;added more comments,to publish in JCAP

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