Work

The Standard Model Higgs boson as the inflaton

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: We argue that the Higgs boson of the Standard Model can lead to inflation and produce cosmological perturbations in accordance with observations. An essential requirement is the non-minimal coupling of the Higgs scalar field to gravity; no new particle besides already present in the electroweak theory is required.

Source: Physics Letters B

DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2007.11.072

Authors: Fedor Bezrukov, Mikhail Shaposhnikov

Institutions: Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Nuclear Research, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Language: English

Topic: Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid:

Funder: Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung