Monodromy in the CMB: Gravity Waves and String Inflation.

Silverstein, E. ; Westphal, A.

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

关键词: High energy physics;    Astrophysics;    String inflation;    Monodromy;    Gravity waves;   

RP-ID  :  DE2008926191

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

Partial Contents Introduction and Motivation; Towards D4-brane Inflation on Twisted Tori; (Compactification Manifold, Monodromies, and Geometric Field Range, Dynamics of wrapped D4-branes, The curvature-induced inflaton potential, Consistency with Moduli Stabilization and Background Geometry, Basic Observational Constraints: e-foldings and power spectrum; Conditions for Eternal inflation, Specific results in a concrete Nil manifold construction of dS vacua); Theory Foregrounds: Systematic Analysis of Corrections (Contributions to V, Q, and n from Moduli-Stabilizing Ingredients); Observational Predictions; Discussion.