Ultra-slow-roll (USR) inflation is a new mode of inflation which corresponds to the occasions when the inflaton field must traverse an extremely flat part of the scalar potential, when the usual slow-roll (SR) fails. We investigate USR and obtain an estimate for how long it lasts, given the initial kinetic density of the inflaton. We also find that, if the initial kinetic density is small enough, USR can be avoided and the usual SR treatment is valid. This has important implications for inflection-point inflation. (C) 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V.
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Alma Mater Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Fis & Astron, Via Irnerio 46, I-740126 Bologna, Italy
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Casadio, Roberto
Giugno, Andrea
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Ludwig Maximilians Univ Munchen, Arnold Sommerfeld Ctr, Theresienstr 37, D-80333 Munich, GermanyAlma Mater Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Fis & Astron, Via Irnerio 46, I-740126 Bologna, Italy
Giugno, Andrea
Giusti, Andrea
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Alma Mater Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Fis & Astron, Via Irnerio 46, I-740126 Bologna, Italy
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Ludwig Maximilians Univ Munchen, Arnold Sommerfeld Ctr, Theresienstr 37, D-80333 Munich, GermanyAlma Mater Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Fis & Astron, Via Irnerio 46, I-740126 Bologna, Italy