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arxiv: 2604.04219 · v1 · submitted 2026-04-05 · 🌀 gr-qc · astro-ph.CO· hep-th

A Conformal Boundary Ansatz for Warm Inflation Initialization: A Toy Model

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keywords conformalwarmboundarydissipativeframeworkinflationinitialradiation
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We present a theoretical framework demonstrating a deterministic initialization mechanism for Warm Inflation via classical conformal boundary conditions. A persistent challenge in dissipative inflationary models is the "cold start" paradox: initializing the requisite thermal bath to generate the dissipative friction that subsequently sustains radiation production. Postulating an idealized, asymptotically scale invariant pre-inflationary phase, we mathematically prove that a conformal Weyl mapping to the emergent metric furnishes a finite, analytically derived initial radiation density. Implementing a spontaneous conformal symmetry-breaking ansatz, an emergent inflaton field is subjected to this inherited thermal bath. We analytically derive the initial kinematics of this framework, demonstrating that for strict sub-Planckian temperatures, the universe naturally initializes in the weak dissipative regime (Q << 1). The initial Hubble friction provided by the boundary radiation enables a smooth, deterministic kinematic handoff to the warm slow-roll steady-state attractor. As a mathematical proof-of-concept, this mechanism provides a fully realized framework to bypass the bootstrap problem of warm inflation.

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