The Standard Model Higgs boson as the inflaton
arXiv:0710.3755 · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2007.11.072
Abstract
We argue that the Higgs boson of the Standard Model can lead to inflation and produce cosmological perturbations in accordance with observations. An essential requirement is the non-minimal coupling of the Higgs scalar field to gravity; no new particle besides already present in the electroweak theory is required.
5 pages, 2 figures. Journal version -- discussion added and typos corrected