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Roulette Inflation with K\"ahler Moduli and their Axions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-11-26 v2 Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We study 2-field inflation models based on the ``large-volume'' flux compactification of type IIB string theory. The role of the inflaton is played by a K\"ahler modulus \tau corresponding to a 4-cycle volume and its axionic partner \theta. The freedom associated with the choice of Calabi Yau manifold and the non-perturbative effects defining the potential V(\tau, \theta) and kinetic parameters of the moduli bring an unavoidable statistical element to theory prior probabilities within the low energy landscape. The further randomness of (\tau, \theta) initial conditions allows for a large ensemble of trajectories. Features in the ensemble of histories include ``roulette tractories'', with long-lasting inflations in the direction of the rolling axion, enhanced in number of e-foldings over those restricted to lie in the \tau-trough. Asymptotic flatness of the potential makes possible an eternal stochastic self-reproducing inflation. A wide variety of potentials and inflaton trajectories agree with the cosmic microwave background and large scale structure data. In particular, the observed scalar tilt with weak or no running can be achieved in spite of a nearly critical de Sitter deceleration parameter and consequently a low gravity wave power relative to the scalar curvature power.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0612197,
  title  = {Roulette Inflation with K\"ahler Moduli and their Axions},
  author = {J. R. Bond and L. Kofman and S. Prokushkin and P. M. Vaudrevange},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0612197},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

Version submitted to Phys.Rev.D. 29 pages, 12 Figures, minor changes