Scale-invariant helical magnetic field evolution and the duration of inflation
arXiv:1610.03139 · doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2017/12/002
Abstract
We consider a scale-invariant helical magnetic field generated during inflation. We show that, if the mean magnetic helicity density of such a field is measured, it can be used to determine a lower bound on the duration of inflation. Upper bounds can be used to derive constraints on the minimal duration of inflation if one assumes that the magnetic field generated during inflation is helical. Using three-dimensional simulations, we show that an initially scale-invariant field develops, which is similar both with and without magnetic helicity. In the fully helical case, however, the magnetic field appears to have a more pronounced folded structure.
19 pages, 7 figures, JCAP accepted; results unchanged, discussions added, references added and updated, typos fixed
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