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Assuming that the early inflation of the universe is driven by the potential energy of some inflaton field(s), the "normal" matter is created only after this rapid inflation has stopped by conversion of the latent energy of the corresponding phase transition to particles.
Does this mean that the 3 fundamental forces and the corresponding particles summerized in the standard model of particle physics were not yet present during the inflation and even earlier, such that the inflaton particles themself have to be created exclusively by non SM processes?
What are the assumed processes and interactions that are capable of producing the inflaton particles themself?
Does this mean that the 3 fundamental forces and the corresponding particles summerized in the standard model of particle physics were not yet present during the inflation and even earlier, such that the inflaton particles themself have to be created exclusively by non SM processes?
What are the assumed processes and interactions that are capable of producing the inflaton particles themself?
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