Higgs Inflation with a Gauss-Bonnet term
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| author | Koh, Seoktae Park, Seong Chan Tumurtushaa, Gansukh |
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| contents | Higgs inflation with a Gauss-Bonnet term is studied in the Einstein frame. Our model features two coupling functions, $Ω^2(ϕ)$ and $ω(ϕ)$, coupled to the Ricci scalar and Gauss-Bonnet combinations. We found a special relation $Ω^2 \propto ω$ sets the system a lot more simplified; therefore, we take it for granted in our analytical studies. As a result of a Weyl transformation to the Einstein frame, we notice the emergence of new interactions: a non-minimal kinetic coupling between the scalar field and gravity and a derivative self-interaction of the scalar field. In the Einstein frame, we investigate the cosmological implications of these interactions by deriving the background equation of motion and observable quantities. Our numerical result on $n_S$ vs. $r$ suggests our model is consistent with the observational data for a wide range of the model parameter, $-1.4\times 10^4\lesssim α\equiv \fracω{Ω^2} \lesssim 8\times 10^3$, where both the positive and negative values of $α$ are allowed. As the Gauss-Bonnet contributions decay away with time after inflation, the propagation speed of gravitational waves turned out to be consistent with the recent constraints on the propagation speed of gravitational waves (GWs) without inducing ghost instability. |
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| spellingShingle | Higgs Inflation with a Gauss-Bonnet term Koh, Seoktae Park, Seong Chan Tumurtushaa, Gansukh General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics Higgs inflation with a Gauss-Bonnet term is studied in the Einstein frame. Our model features two coupling functions, $Ω^2(ϕ)$ and $ω(ϕ)$, coupled to the Ricci scalar and Gauss-Bonnet combinations. We found a special relation $Ω^2 \propto ω$ sets the system a lot more simplified; therefore, we take it for granted in our analytical studies. As a result of a Weyl transformation to the Einstein frame, we notice the emergence of new interactions: a non-minimal kinetic coupling between the scalar field and gravity and a derivative self-interaction of the scalar field. In the Einstein frame, we investigate the cosmological implications of these interactions by deriving the background equation of motion and observable quantities. Our numerical result on $n_S$ vs. $r$ suggests our model is consistent with the observational data for a wide range of the model parameter, $-1.4\times 10^4\lesssim α\equiv \fracω{Ω^2} \lesssim 8\times 10^3$, where both the positive and negative values of $α$ are allowed. As the Gauss-Bonnet contributions decay away with time after inflation, the propagation speed of gravitational waves turned out to be consistent with the recent constraints on the propagation speed of gravitational waves (GWs) without inducing ghost instability. |
| title | Higgs Inflation with a Gauss-Bonnet term |
| topic | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.00897 |