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R-symmetric Axion/Natural Inflation in Supergravity via Deformed Moduli Dynamics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2015-06-22 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We construct a natural inflation model in supergravity where the inflaton is identified with a modulus field possessing a shift symmetry. The superpotential for the inflaton is generated by meson condensation due to strong dynamics with deformed moduli constraints. In contrast to models based on gaugino condensation, the inflaton potential is generated without RR-symmetry breaking and hence does not depend on the gravitino mass. Thus, our model is compatible with low scale supersymmetry.

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@article{arxiv.1409.0330,
  title  = {R-symmetric Axion/Natural Inflation in Supergravity via Deformed Moduli Dynamics},
  author = {Keisuke Harigaya and Masahiro Ibe and Tsutomu T. Yanagida},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1409.0330},
  year   = {2015}
}

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15 pages