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A Toy Model For Single Field Open Inflation

@article{Vaudrevange2012ATM,
  title={A Toy Model For Single Field Open Inflation},
  author={Pascal M. Vaudrevange and Alexander Westphal},
  journal={arXiv: High Energy Physics - Theory},
  year={2012}
}
Inflation in an open universe produced by Coleman-De Luccia (CDL) tunneling induces a friction term that is strong enough to allow for successful small-field inflation in models that would otherwise suffer from a severe overshoot problem. In this paper, we present a polynomial scalar potential which allows for a full analysis. This provides a simple model of single-field open inflation on a small-field inflection point after tunneling. We present numerical results and compare them with analytic… 
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