A review of axion inflation in the era of Planck

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 30, Issue 21, 2013, Pages

  Pajer, Enrico ^a   Peloso, Marco ^b,c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c SEZIONE DI PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 84886027010     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/30/21/214002     Document Type: Article

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