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arxiv: 0810.4299 · v2 · submitted 2008-10-23 · ✦ hep-th · astro-ph· hep-ph

A Phase Transition between Small and Large Field Models of Inflation

classification ✦ hep-th astro-phhep-ph
keywords fieldregiontransitionlargephasesmallbehaviorinflation
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We show that models of inflection point inflation exhibit a phase transition from a region in parameter space where they are of large field type to a region where they are of small field type. The phase transition is between a universal behavior, with respect to the initial condition, at the large field region and non-universal behavior at the small field region. The order parameter is the number of e-foldings. We find integer critical exponents at the transition between the two phases.

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