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Branch of physics
Cosmology
Cosmic inflation
Slow-roll approximation
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2026-09-24
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Natural inflation
uses
a
periodic potential
V
(
ϕ
)
=
V
0
[
1
+
cos
(
ϕ
/
f
)]
.
(1)
Its potential slow-roll
parameter
obeys
ϵ
V
=
2
f
M
Pl
tan
2
f
ϕ
(2)
on the branch where the
tangent
is positive.
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E-fold count for the natural-inflation cosine potential
Natural inflation
E-fold count for the natural-inflation cosine potential
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0
0
Natural inflation
For the
cosine
potential,
N
=
M
Pl
2
2
f
2
[
lo
g
sin
2
f
ϕ
i
−
lo
g
sin
2
f
ϕ
f
]
.
(1)
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Slow-roll approximation
Cosmic inflation
Cosmology
Branch of physics
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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge
/
2025
/
ii
/
Paper 4
/
9E
/
c
/
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