Inflation with stable anisotropic hair: Is it cosmologically viable?

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Hervik, Sigbjørn ^a   Mota, David F ^b   Thorsrud, Mikjel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Classical Theories of Gravity; Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84255160922     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP11(2011)146     Document Type: Article

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