Rectifying Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet inflation in view of GW170817

In this work we introduce a new theoretical framework for Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet theories of gravity, which results to particularly elegant, functionally simple and transparent gravitational equations of motion, slow-roll indices and the corresponding observational indices. The main requirement is th...

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Main Authors: S.D. Odintsov, V.K. Oikonomou, F.P. Fronimos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Nuclear Physics B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0550321320302212