P-nflation: generating cosmic Inflation with p-forms
arXiv:0902.3667 · doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2009/03/028
Abstract
We show that an inflationary background might be realized by using any p-form non-minimally coupled to gravity. Standard scalar field inflation corresponds to the 0-form case and vector inflation to the 1-form. Moreover, we show that the 2- and 3-form fields are dual to a new vector and scalar inflationary theories where the kinetic terms are non-minimally coupled to gravity.
v2: 15 pages; references and a section on stability added. Version accepted for publication in JCAP
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