 Nonincreasing Hubble rate for a canonical inflaton (source code)

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= Nonincreasing Hubble rate for a canonical inflaton
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For flat expansion with a canonical scalar and no additional fluid, differentiating the <Friedmann equation> gives $\dot H=-4\pi G\dot\phi^2\leq0$. Expansion can still accelerate if $-\dot H/H^2<1$. Equality at an isolated turning point does not imply eternal de Sitter expansion.

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