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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 talk I will discuss some models for first-order inflation, and emphasize unique signatures that result if inflation is realized in a first-order transition. Before discussing first-order inflation, I will briefly review some of the history of inflation to demonstrate how first-order inflation differs from other models.
Document ID
19950044221
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Kolb, Edward W.
(Fermi National Accelerator Lab. Batavia, IL, US, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Physica Scripta
ISSN: 0281-1847
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
95A75820
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-1340
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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