Lower bound of the tensor-to-scalar ratio r≳0.1 in a nearly quadratic chaotic inflation model in supergravity

We consider an initial condition problem in a nearly quadratic chaotic inflation model in supergravity. We introduce shift symmetry breaking not only in the superpotential but also in the Kahler potential. In this model the inflaton potential is nearly quadratic for inflaton field values around the...

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Main Authors: Keisuke Harigaya, Masahiro Kawasaki, Tsutomu T. Yanagida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-02-01
Series:Physics Letters B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269314009344