Ubiquitous inflaton in string-inspired models

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作者
Berera, A [1 ]
Kephart, TW [1 ]
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[1] Vanderbilt Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Nashville, TN 37235 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.1084
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
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.
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页码:1084 / 1087
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