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Universe in the inflationary phase: Revisited

Indranath Bhattacharyya, Saibal Ray

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The inflationary phase of the Universe is explored by proposing a toy model related to the scalar field, termed as `inflaton'. The potential part of the energy density in the said era is assumed to have a constant vacuum energy density part and a variable part containing the inflaton. The prime idea of the proposed model constructed in the framework of the closed universe is based on a fact that the inflaton is the root cause of the orientation of the space. According to this model the expansion of the Universe in the inflationary epoch is not approximately rather exactly exponential in nature and thus it can solve some of the fundamental puzzles, viz. flatness and horizon problems. The model keeps room for the end of inflationary era.

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The inflationary phase of the Universe is explored by proposing a toy model related to the scalar field, termed as `inflaton'. The potential part of the energy density in the said era is assumed to have a constant vacuum energy density part and a variable part containing the inflaton. The prime idea of the proposed model constructed in the framework of the closed universe is based on a fact that the inflaton is the root cause of the orientation of the space. According to this model the expansion of the Universe in the inflationary epoch is not approximately rather exactly exponential in nature and thus it can solve some of the fundamental puzzles, viz. flatness and horizon problems. The model keeps room for the end of inflationary era.

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The inflationary phase of the Universe is explored by proposing a toy model related to the scalar field, termed as `inflaton'. The potential part of the energy density in the said era is assumed to have a constant vacuum energy density part and a variable part containing the inflaton. The prime idea of the proposed model constructed in the framework of the closed universe is based on a fact that the inflaton is the root cause of the orientation of the space. According to this model the expansion of the Universe in the inflationary epoch is not approximately rather exactly exponential in nature and thus it can solve some of the fundamental puzzles, viz. flatness and horizon problems. The model keeps room for the end of inflationary era.

Key concepts: Inflaton, Inflationary epoch, Physics, Flatness (cosmology), Theoretical physics, Inflation (cosmology), De Sitter universe, Universe

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