R + R^n inflation in higher-dimensional space-times

DOI10.1007/JHEP05(2017)058zbMATH Open1380.83219arXiv1702.08311OpenAlexW2612679545MaRDI QIDQ682945FDOQ682945

Authors: Santiago Pajón Otero, Francisco G. Pedro, Clemens Wieck 

Publication date: 5 February 2018

Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We generalise Starobinsky's model of inflation to space-times with $D>4$ dimensions, where $D-4$ dimensions are compactified on a suitable manifold. The $D$-dimensional action features Einstein-Hilbert gravity, a higher-order curvature term, a cosmological constant, and potential contributions from fluxes in the compact dimensions. The existence of a stable flat direction in the four-dimensional EFT implies that the power of space-time curvature, $n$, and the rank of the compact space fluxes, $p$, are constrained via $n=p=D/2$. Whenever these constraints are satisfied, a consistent single-field inflation model can be built into this setup, where the inflaton field is the same as in the four-dimensional Starobinsky model. The resulting predictions for the CMB observables are nearly indistinguishable from those of the latter.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1702.08311

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zbMATH Keywords

classical theories of gravitycosmologyfield theories in higher dimensionsinflationflux compactificationsfourth-order gravity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15) Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Astrophysical cosmology (85A40)

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