Volkov-Akulov-Starobinsky Supergravity

by Sergio Ferrara (CERN,LNF-INFN and UCLA)

Monday 28 Apr 2014, 14:30 → 16:00 Europe/Rome

Aula Seminari (LNF)

We give a model independent description of the Starobinsky higher curvature Supergravity model and its implication for the inflaton potential. We also show that an alternative model,the Stueckelberg model coupled to supergravity,is favored if the recent BICEP2 data are confirmed