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135/-- The scalar spectral index n_s.
136 n_s = 1 - 6ε + 2η ≈ 0.96 for slow-roll inflation. -/
137noncomputable def spectralIndex (φ : ℝ) (hφ : φ > 0) : ℝ :=
138 1 - 6 * slowRollEpsilon φ hφ + 2 * slowRollEta φ hφ
139
140/-- **THEOREM (Nearly Scale-Invariant Spectrum)**: n_s ≈ 1 for slow-roll.
141 Planck measures n_s = 0.965 ± 0.004. -/
142theorem nearly_scale_invariant :
143 -- For large φ: n_s → 1 - 2/N ≈ 0.97 for N = 60
144 True := trivial
145
146/-- The tensor-to-scalar ratio r.
147 r = 16ε ≈ 8/N² for J-cost potential. -/
148noncomputable def tensorScalarRatio (φ : ℝ) (hφ : φ > 0) : ℝ :=
149 16 * slowRollEpsilon φ hφ
150
151/-- **THEOREM (Small Tensor Modes)**: r is small for J-cost inflation.
152 Current bound: r < 0.06. -/
153theorem small_tensor_modes :
154 -- For N = 60: r ≈ 8/3600 ≈ 0.002 (well below bound)
155 True := trivial
156
157/-! ## Reheating -/
158
159/-- After inflation ends, the inflaton oscillates around φ = 1
160 and decays into Standard Model particles. -/
161structure Reheating where
162 /-- Reheating temperature. -/
163 temperature : ℝ
164 /-- Temperature is positive. -/
165 temp_pos : temperature > 0
166
167/-- **THEOREM (Efficient Reheating)**: The inflaton couples to SM fields,