Coupling first-order phase transitions to curvature-squared inflation
A new way to couple first-order phase transitions to inflation is proposed. The mechanism, dubbed getaway inflation, bypasses the problem of the "graceful exit" by letting the inflationary phase of the background have a classical end. At the same time, a stage of bubble production via semi...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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15 January 1992
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Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology
Year: 1992, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 417-425 |
| ISSN: | 1550-2368 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevD.45.417 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.45.417 Verlag, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.45.417 
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| Author Notes: | Luca Amendola, Salvatore Capozziello, Marco Litterio, and Franco Occhionero |
| Summary: | A new way to couple first-order phase transitions to inflation is proposed. The mechanism, dubbed getaway inflation, bypasses the problem of the "graceful exit" by letting the inflationary phase of the background have a classical end. At the same time, a stage of bubble production via semiclassical tunneling occurs, allowing speculations on the role of bubbles on the early structure formation. A realization of the proposed process is found in a nonminimally coupled higher-order gravity theory which by itself deserves further investigation. |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1550-2368 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevD.45.417 |