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Inflaton

A canonical homogeneous inflaton

ϕ (t)

has

ρ = \frac{1}{2} \dot{ϕ}^{2} + V (ϕ), P = \frac{1}{2} \dot{ϕ}^{2} - V (ϕ),

and obeys

\ddot{ϕ} + 3 H \dot{ϕ} + V^{'} (ϕ) = 0

.

Table of contents 132 5
- Inflaton action in an expanding universe Inflaton 119 4
  - Inflationary scalar Fourier mode Inflaton action in an expanding universe 97 3
    - Canonically rescaled de Sitter scalar mode Inflationary scalar Fourier mode 77 2
      - Bunch-Davies vacuum Canonically rescaled de Sitter scalar mode 61 1
        Scale-invariant inflationary power spectrum Bunch-Davies vacuum 39

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