Higgs Starobinsky inflation

The European Physical Journal C

Xavier Calmet¹  Iberê Kuntz¹ 

[1] Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, BN1 9QH, Brighton, UK;

关键词: Higgs Boson;    Early Universe;    Ricci Scalar;    Effective Field Theory;    Renormalization Group Equation;   

DOI  :  10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4136-3

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

In this paper we point out that Starobinsky inflation could be induced by quantum effects due to a large non-minimal coupling of the Higgs boson to the Ricci scalar. The Higgs Starobinsky mechanism provides a solution to issues attached to large Higgs field values in the early universe which in a metastable universe would not be a viable option. We verify explicitly that these large quantum corrections do not destabilize Starobinsky’s potential.

【 授权许可】

CC BY