Abstract
We show that the recently proposed multi-natural inflation can be realized within the framework of 4D N = 1 supergravity. The inflaton potential mainly consists of two sinusoidal potentials that are comparable in size, but have different periodicity with a possible non-zero relative phase. For a sub-Planckian decay constant, the multi-natural inflation model is reduced to axion hilltop inflation. We show that, taking into account the effect of the relative phase, the spectral index can be increased to give a better fit to the Planck results, with respect to the hilltop quartic inflation. We also consider a possible UV completion based on a string-inspired model. Interestingly, the Hubble parameter during inflation is necessarily smaller than the gravitino mass, avoiding possible moduli destabilization. Reheating processes as well as non-thermal leptogenesis are also discussed.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 144 |
Journal | Journal of High Energy Physics |
Volume | 2014 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 May |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM
- Supergravity Models
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics