Multifield dynamics of Higgs inflation

Greenwood, Ross N.; Kaiser, David I.; Sfakianakis, Evangelos I.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.87.064021

Title: Multifield dynamics of Higgs inflation

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Authors:: Greenwood, Ross N.; Kaiser, David I.; Sfakianakis, Evangelos I.

Publication Date:: Mon Mar 18 00:00:00 EDT 2013

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1103913

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review D

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 87; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 1550-7998

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Greenwood, Ross N., Kaiser, David I., and Sfakianakis, Evangelos I. Multifield dynamics of Higgs inflation.  United States: N. p., 2013. 
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                    Greenwood, Ross N., Kaiser, David I., & Sfakianakis, Evangelos I. Multifield dynamics of Higgs inflation.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.87.064021

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                    Greenwood, Ross N., Kaiser, David I., and Sfakianakis, Evangelos I. Mon .  
"Multifield dynamics of Higgs inflation".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.87.064021.

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  title        = {Multifield dynamics of Higgs inflation},

  author       = {Greenwood, Ross N. and Kaiser, David I. and Sfakianakis, Evangelos I.},

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  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevD.87.064021},

  journal      = {Physical Review D},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Mar 18 00:00:00 EDT 2013},

  month        = {Mon Mar 18 00:00:00 EDT 2013}

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