Constraints on inflationary solutions in the presence of shear and bulk viscosity (Q1842087)

The degree of restrictiveness on the dynamical relationship between the cosmological node factor and the inflation driving self-interaction potential is examined. The potential is a minimally coupled scalar field, imposed by the condition that the scalar field is required to be real during a classical regime (the reality condition). In many cases, either the models are totally excluded or the reality condition gives rise to constraints on the scale factor.