 Inflation condition for a homogeneous massive scalar (source code)

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= Inflation condition for a homogeneous massive scalar
{title2=$\dot\phi^2<m^2\phi^2/2$}

In flat general relativity with no separate <cosmological constant>, a canonical massive scalar has $\rho+3P=2\dot\phi^2-m^2\phi^2$. Accelerated expansion therefore requires $\dot\phi^2<m^2\phi^2/2$. Initial potential dominance is an instantaneous condition and does not alone fix the duration.

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