Robustness of inflation to inhomogeneous initial conditions

We consider the effects of inhomogeneous initial conditions in both the scalar field profile and the extrinsic curvature on different inflationary models. In particular, we compare the robustness of small field inflation to that of large field inflation, using numerical simulations with Einstein gra...

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Main Authors: Clough, K, Lim, E, Dinunno, B, Fischler, W, Flauger, R, Paban, S
Format: Journal article
Published: IOP Publishing 2017