%0 Generic %1 hertzberg2013baryogenesis %A Hertzberg, Mark P. %A Karouby, Johanna %D 2013 %K baryogenesis from inflation %T Baryogenesis from the Inflaton Field %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1309.0007 %X In this letter we show that the inflaton can generate the cosmological baryon asymmetry. We take the inflaton to be a complex scalar field with a weakly broken global symmetry and develop a new variant on the Affleck-Dine mechanism. We show that a conserved particle number can be produced in the latter stage of inflation, which can later decay to baryons. We present promising embeddings in particle physics, including the use of high dimension operators or using a colored inflaton. We also point out observational consequences, including a prediction of isocurvature fluctuations, whose amplitude is just below current limits, and a possible large scale dipole.

@misc{hertzberg2013baryogenesis, abstract = {In this letter we show that the inflaton can generate the cosmological baryon asymmetry. We take the inflaton to be a complex scalar field with a weakly broken global symmetry and develop a new variant on the Affleck-Dine mechanism. We show that a conserved particle number can be produced in the latter stage of inflation, which can later decay to baryons. We present promising embeddings in particle physics, including the use of high dimension operators or using a colored inflaton. We also point out observational consequences, including a prediction of isocurvature fluctuations, whose amplitude is just below current limits, and a possible large scale dipole.}, added-at = {2013-09-03T09:08:18.000+0200}, author = {Hertzberg, Mark P. and Karouby, Johanna}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/295dea962e61e219565f24263edd64869/dkraljic}, description = {Baryogenesis from the Inflaton Field}, interhash = {6fe0602c2698fd3a4f4f46092ef5d3f4}, intrahash = {95dea962e61e219565f24263edd64869}, keywords = {baryogenesis from inflation}, note = {cite arxiv:1309.0007Comment: 5 pages (double column format), 2 figures}, timestamp = {2013-09-03T09:08:18.000+0200}, title = {Baryogenesis from the Inflaton Field}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1309.0007}, year = 2013 }