For non-minimally coupled many-field inflation with at least one ξ ≫ 1, CMB observables match single-field predictions, with explicit large-N formulas for e-folds, Hubble scale, and turn rate.
Dynamical consistency conditions for rapid turn inflation
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We derive consistency conditions for sustained slow roll and rapid turn inflation in two-field cosmological models with oriented scalar field space, which imply that inflationary models with field-space trajectories of this type are non-generic. In particular, we show that third order adiabatic slow roll, together with large and slowly varying turn rate, requires the scalar potential of the model to satisfy a certain nonlinear second order PDE, whose coefficients depend on the scalar field metric. We also derive consistency conditions for slow roll inflationary solutions in the so called ``rapid turn attractor'' approximation, as well as study the consistency conditions for circular rapid turn trajectories with slow roll in two-field models with rotationally invariant field space metric. Finally, we argue that the rapid turn regime tends to have a natural exit after a limited number of e-folds.
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Robust non-minimal attractors in many-field inflation
For non-minimally coupled many-field inflation with at least one ξ ≫ 1, CMB observables match single-field predictions, with explicit large-N formulas for e-folds, Hubble scale, and turn rate.