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| author | Yu, Yao Feng, Wen-Zhang Xie, Hong-Song Zhang, Han Ke, Bai-Cian |
| author_facet | Yu, Yao Feng, Wen-Zhang Xie, Hong-Song Zhang, Han Ke, Bai-Cian |
| contents | Power-law inflation has stood as a classical model in inflationary cosmology since the early 1980s, prized for its exact analytical solutions and ability to naturally resolve the Big Bang theory's horizon and flatness problems through exponential expansion. However, its simplest form appears incompatible with modern precision observations, motivating increasingly complex alternatives. In this work, we demonstrate how previous predictions with power-law inflation considered only a particular solution of the field equations, and derive the complete set of general analytical solutions that satisfy current theoretical and observational constraints. This finding revitalizes power-law inflation as a viable framework, offering new possibilities for cosmological model-building while preserving its original mathematical elegance. |
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| spellingShingle | Power-Law Inflation Survives Observational Constraints Yu, Yao Feng, Wen-Zhang Xie, Hong-Song Zhang, Han Ke, Bai-Cian Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Power-law inflation has stood as a classical model in inflationary cosmology since the early 1980s, prized for its exact analytical solutions and ability to naturally resolve the Big Bang theory's horizon and flatness problems through exponential expansion. However, its simplest form appears incompatible with modern precision observations, motivating increasingly complex alternatives. In this work, we demonstrate how previous predictions with power-law inflation considered only a particular solution of the field equations, and derive the complete set of general analytical solutions that satisfy current theoretical and observational constraints. This finding revitalizes power-law inflation as a viable framework, offering new possibilities for cosmological model-building while preserving its original mathematical elegance. |
| title | Power-Law Inflation Survives Observational Constraints |
| topic | Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24234 |