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First-order inflationIn the original proposal, inflation occurred in the process of a strongly first-order phase transition. This model was soon demonstrated to be fatally flawed. Subsequent models for inflation involved phase transitions that were second-order, or perhaps weakly first-order; some even involved no phase transition at all. Recently the possibility of inflation during a strongly first-order phase transition has been revived. In this paper, some models for first-order inflation are discussed, and unique signatures that result if inflation is realized in a first-order transition are emphasized. Some of the history of inflation is reviewed to demonstrate how first-order inflation differs from other models.
Document ID
19910052821
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Kolb, Edward W.
(NASAFermilab Astrophysics Center Batavia; Chicago, University, IL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Physica Scripta
Volume: T36
ISSN: 0281-1847
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
91A37444
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-1340
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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