Natural inflation, strong dynamics, and the role of generalized anomalies
(2020)
Journal Article
Anber, M. M., & Baker, S. (2020). Natural inflation, strong dynamics, and the role of generalized anomalies. Physical Review D, 102(10), Article 103515. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.102.103515
We revisit models of natural inflation and show that the single-field effective theory described by the potential V ( a ) ∼ cos a f breaks down as the inflaton a makes large-field excursions, even for values of f smaller than the Planck scale. To rem... Read More about Natural inflation, strong dynamics, and the role of generalized anomalies.