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Starobinsky Model in N=2 Supergravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2014-05-07 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

The Starobinsky inflationary model of (R+R2)(R+R^2) gravity is extended to the new-minimal (40+40) off-shell 4D, N=2 supergravity in N=2 chiral (curved) superspace. In its dual formulation, as a matter-coupled N=2 Einstein supergravity, inflaton belongs to a massive N=2 vector multiplet.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.1402.0626,
  title  = {Starobinsky Model in N=2 Supergravity},
  author = {Sergei V. Ketov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1402.0626},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

15 pages, no figures, LaTeX; minor revision, two references added (including BICEP2)

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