Elastic inflation

Andrei Gruzinov

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    Abstract

    Inflation of a universe filled by an elastic continuous medium is considered. Elastic inflation, while capable of describing current observations, is qualitatively different from standard inflationary models. The scalar and tensor modes keep evolving after crossing the horizon. Because of this superhorizon evolution, the amplitude of the tensor mode (inflationary gravitational wave) is not simply proportional to the energy density of the universe at the time of horizon crossing. The spectral index of tensor modes can be positive.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)5
    Number of pages1
    JournalPhysical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
    Volume70
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2004

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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