Cosmology, inflation, and supersymmetry
Albrecht, A.; Dimopoulos, S.; Fischler, W.; Kolb, E.W.; Raby, S.; Steinhardt, P.J.
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA); Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia (USA). Dept. of Physics; Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (USA). Dept. of Physics; Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor (USA). Dept. of Physics1982
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA); Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia (USA). Dept. of Physics; Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (USA). Dept. of Physics; Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor (USA). Dept. of Physics1982
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[en] Cosmological consequences of supersymmetric grand unified models based on the Witten-O'Raifeartaigh potential are discussed. In particular we study the development of the phase transition in the spontaneous breaking of supersymmetry. We find that in realistic models where light fields feel supersymmetry breaking only through coupling to massive fields, e.g., the Geometric Hierarchy model, the universe does not inflate or reheat. Thus, the standard cosmological flatness, monopole, and horizon problems remain. In addition, we find that the transition is never completed, in the sense that the universe remains dominated by coherent Higgs field energy, resulting in an apparent matter dominated universe with Ω greater than or equal to 1030
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1982; 15 p; 3. Marcel Grossman meeting on the recent development of general relativity; Shanghai (China); 28 Aug - 3 Sep 1982; CONF-820882--1; Available from NTIS, PC A02/MF A01 as DE83002062
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