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arxiv: hep-th/9402085 · v1 · pith:PLUBJXLInew · submitted 1994-02-15 · ✦ hep-th · gr-qc

Topological Inflation

Alexander Vilenkin This is my paper
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keywords inflationtopologicalconditionscoresdefectsfieldfine-tuningforced
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Inflation can occur in the cores of topological defects, where the scalar field is forced to stay near the maximum of its potential. This topological inflation does not require fine-tuning of the initial conditions.

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