Intermediate inflation in light of the three-year WMAP observations

dc.creatorBarrow, John D
dc.creatorLiddle, Andrew R
dc.creatorPahud, Cédric
dc.date2006-10-26
dc.date2006-12-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:57:27Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:57:27Z
dc.descriptionThe three-year observations from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe have been hailed as giving the first clear indication of a spectral index n_s<1. We point out that the data are equally well explained by retaining the assumption n_s=1 and allowing the tensor-to-scalar ratio r to be non-zero. The combination n_s=1 and r>0 is given (within the slow-roll approximation) by a version of the intermediate inflation model with expansion rate H(t) \propto t^{-1/3}. We assess the status of this model in light of the WMAP3 data.
dc.description4 pages RevTeX4 with one figure. Minor changes to match PRD accepted version
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0610807
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0610807
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.D74:127305,2006
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.74.127305
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/205889
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.titleIntermediate inflation in light of the three-year WMAP observations
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