Hillclimbing saddle point inflation
arXiv:1712.00729 · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2018.01.007
Abstract
Recently a new inflationary scenario was proposed in arXiv:1703.09020 which can be applicable to an inflaton having multiple vacua. In this letter, we consider a more general situation where the inflaton potential has a (UV) saddle point around the Planck scale. This class of models can be regarded as a natural generalization of the hillclimbing Higgs inflation (arXiv:1705.03696).
arXiv comment5 pages, 3 figures; Report number added (v2)
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