The Higgs field as an inflaton
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2013-10-09 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
The Higgs field of the pure Standard Model can lead to the inflationary expansion of the early Universe if it is non-minimally coupled to gravity. The model predicts Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) parameters in perfect agreement with the current observations and has implications for the Higgs boson mass. We review the model, its predictions, problems arising with its quantization and some closely related models.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1307.0708,
title = {The Higgs field as an inflaton},
author = {Fedor Bezrukov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.0708},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
21 pages, 4 figures. Journal version -- several clarifications and improved list of references