Unifying inflation and dark matter
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2015-05-13 v1
Abstract
We present a simple model where a scalar field is responsible for cosmic inflation and generates the seed for structure formation, while its thermal relic abundance explains dark matter in the universe. The inflaton self-coupling also explains the observed neutrino masses. All the virtues can be attained in a minimal extension of the Standard Model gauge group around the TeV scale. We can also unveil these properties in the forthcoming ground based experiments.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0901.0887,
title = {Unifying inflation and dark matter},
author = {Rouzbeh Allahverdi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0901.0887},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
4 pages, 3 figures. Submitted conference proceedings, based on a talk presented at UCLA DM08 conference