Canonical scalar field inflation with a Woods-Saxon potential

DOI10.1016/J.AOP.2019.167999MaRDI QIDQ2281069zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors V. K. Oikonomou, N. Chatzarakis

Publication date 19 December 2019

Published in Annals of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1908.09218

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

Abstract: This paper focuses on the realization of an inflationary model from a canonical scalar field theory with a Woods-Saxon potential, in the slow-roll approximation. Our analysis indicates that the observable quantities derived theoretically from our model, namely the spectral index of the primordial scalar curvature perturbations and the tensor-to-scalar ratio, are compatible with the latest Planck collaboration data. We also discuss the qualitative features of the potential, and we show that the value of the scalar field for which the graceful exit occurs, coincides with the inflection point of the scalar potential. We also attempt to study the post-inflation reheating phase of the model, in order to further examine the viability of the Woods-Saxon scalar field model, and as we demonstrate the results indicate viability of the model for this era too, however the instantaneous reheating is not allowed for the model at hand.

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