Rescuing quadratic inflation
- Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology Group, Department of Physics, King's College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS (United Kingdom)
Inflationary models based on a single scalar field φ with a quadratic potential V = ½m{sup 2}φ{sup 2} are disfavoured by the recent Planck constraints on the scalar index, n{sub s}, and the tensor-to-scalar ratio for cosmological density perturbations, r{sub T}. In this paper we study how such a quadratic inflationary model can be rescued by postulating additional fields with quadratic potentials, such as might occur in sneutrino models, which might serve as either curvatons or supplementary inflatons. Introducing a second scalar field reduces but does not remove the pressure on quadratic inflation, but we find a sample of three-field models that are highly compatible with the Planck data on n{sub s} and r{sub T}. We exhibit a specific three-sneutrino example that is also compatible with the data on neutrino mass difference and mixing angles.
- OSTI ID:
- 22370680
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Vol. 2014, Issue 02; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1475-7516
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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