The Ubiquitous Inflaton in String-Inspired Models
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2009-10-31 v3 Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
A string theory based inflationary model is developed where the inflaton interacts with a multitude of massive string level states causing dissipation of vacuum energy. Inflation terminates in a warm Universe without the need for reheating.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9904410,
title = {The Ubiquitous Inflaton in String-Inspired Models},
author = {Arjun Berera and Thomas W. Kephart},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9904410},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
In Press Physical Review Letters 1999, modified title