Finite modular Coleman-Weinberg inflation
1 : Department of Physics, Keio University
(Keio Univ.)
Yokohama 223-8533 -
Japan
2 : Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University
(Keio Univ.)
Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522 -
Japan
3 : Quantum Computing Center, Keio University
3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 223-8522 -
Japan
4 : Kumamoto Health Science University
Kumamoto 861-5598 -
Japan
5 : Department of Physics, Hokkaido University
(Hokkaido Univ.)
* : Corresponding author
Sapporo 060-0810 -
Japan
We propose a finite modular symmetric inflationary model in which a Coleman-Weinberg potential is generated by heavy vector-like quarks coupled to a complex modulus $\tau$ through modular forms. The imaginary part of the modulus is identified with the inflaton, while the real part plays the role of an axion-like field. We show that the model can yield inflationary predictions consistent with current cosmological constraints, including those from Planck, and discuss the cosmological role of the axion-like degree of freedom in this framework.
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