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Strongly Coupled Inflaton

High Energy Physics - Theory 2011-06-15 v3 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We continue to investigate properties of the strongly coupled inflaton in a setup introduced in arXiv:0807.3191 through the AdS/CFT correspondence. These properties are qualitatively different from those in conventional inflationary models. For example, in slow-roll inflation, the inflaton velocity is not determined by the shape of potential; the fine-tuning problem concerns the dual infrared geometry instead of the potential; the non-Gaussianities such as the local form can naturally become large.

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@article{arxiv.1010.2851,
  title  = {Strongly Coupled Inflaton},
  author = {Xingang Chen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.2851},
  year   = {2011}
}

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12 pages; v3, minor revision, comments and reference added, JCAP version

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