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Structure Formation with Two Periods of Inflation: Beyond PLaIn $\Lambda$CDM

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2020-11-11 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We discuss structure formation in models with a spectator field in small-field inflation which accommodate a secondary period of inflation. In such models, subgalactic scale primordial fluctuations can be much suppressed in comparison to the usual power-law Λ\LambdaCDM model while the large scale fluctuations remain consistent with current observations. We discuss how a secondary inflationary epoch may give rise to observable features in the small scale power spectrum and hence be tested by the structures in the Local Universe.

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@article{arxiv.1905.13580,
  title  = {Structure Formation with Two Periods of Inflation: Beyond PLaIn $\Lambda$CDM},
  author = {Kari Enqvist and Till Sawala and Tomo Takahashi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1905.13580},
  year   = {2020}
}

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20 pages, 4 figures

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