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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1. Verfasser: Amendola, Luca (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 15 January 1992
In: Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology
Year: 1992, Jahrgang: 45, Heft: 2, Pages: 417-425
ISSN:1550-2368
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.45.417
Online-Zugang: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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Verfasserangaben:Luca Amendola, Salvatore Capozziello, Marco Litterio, and Franco Occhionero
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Zusammenfassung: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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ISSN:1550-2368
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.45.417