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Radion Assisted Gauge Inflation

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2008-11-26 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We propose an extension to the recently proposed extranatural or gauge inflation scenario in which the radius modulus field around which the Wilson loop is wrapped assists inflation as it shrinks. We discuss how this might lead to more generic initial conditions for inflation.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0302160,
  title  = {Radion Assisted Gauge Inflation},
  author = {M. Fairbairn and L. Lopez-Honorez and M. H. G. Tytgat},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0302160},
  year   = {2008}
}

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10 pages, 2 figures

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