Inflation from a tachyon fluid?

Apr, 2002
9 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 546 (2002) 1-7
e-Print:
Report number:
  • ULB-TH-02-13

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Abstract:
Motivated by recent works of Sen and Gibbons, we study the evolution of a flat and homogeneous universe dominated by tachyon matter. In particular, we analyse the necessary conditions for inflation in the early roll of a single tachyon field.
Note:
  • 12 pages, 2 figures, minor corrections and comments on reheating added
  • inflation
  • tachyon: fluid
  • tachyon: condensation
  • potential
  • numerical calculations