k-Inflation
| dc.creator | Armendariz-Picon, C. | |
| dc.creator | Damour, T. | |
| dc.creator | Mukhanov, V. | |
| dc.date | 1999-04-09 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T10:34:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T10:34:24Z | |
| dc.description | It is shown that a large class of higher-order (i.e. non-quadratic) scalar kinetic terms can, without the help of potential terms, drive an inflationary evolution starting from rather generic initial conditions. In many models, this kinetically driven inflation (or "k-inflation" for short) rolls slowly from a high-curvature initial phase, down to a low-curvature phase and can exit inflation to end up being radiation-dominated, in a naturally graceful manner. We hope that this novel inflation mechanism might be useful in suggesting new ways of reconciling the string dilaton with inflation. | |
| dc.description | LaTeX, 20 pages including 3 figures. Submitted to Phys. Lett. B | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9904075 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9904075 | |
| dc.identifier | Phys.Lett.B458:209-218,1999 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00603-6 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/179462 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.subject | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology | |
| dc.title | k-Inflation | |
| dc.type | text |