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Single-Field Inflation After WMAP5
Laila Alabidi, James E. Lidsey
Single-field models of inflation are analysed in light of the WMAP five-year data. Assuming instantaneous reheating, we find that modular/new inflation models with small powers in…
The Tensor Desert
Laila Alabidi
We consider the question of whether it is worth building an experiment with the sole purpose of bringing the detectable limit on the tensor-to-scalar ratio, r, down to 10^{-3}. We…
Non-gaussianity for a Two Component Hybrid Model of Inflation
Laila Alabidi
We consider a two component hybrid inflation model, in which two fields drive inflation. Our results show that this model generates an observable non-gaussian contribution to the c…
Curvature perturbation from symmetry breaking the end of inflation
Laila Alabidi, David Lyth
We consider a two-field hybrid inflation model, in which the curvature perturbation is predominantly generated at the end of inflation. By finely tuning the coupling of the fields…
Inflation models after WMAP year three
Laila Alabidi, David H. Lyth
The survey of models in astro-ph/0510441 is updated.For the first time, a large fraction of the models is ruled out at more than .
Inflation models and observation
Laila Alabidi, David Lyth
We consider small-field models which invoke the usual framework for the effective field theory, and large-field models which go beyond that. Present and future possibilities for di…