Topological Inflation
High Energy Physics - Theory
2010-11-01 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
Inflation can occur in the cores of topological defects, where the scalar field is forced to stay near the maximum of its potential. This topological inflation does not require fine-tuning of the initial conditions.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9402085,
title = {Topological Inflation},
author = {Alexander Vilenkin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9402085},
year = {2010}
}
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10 pages