Inflation and nonminimal scalar-curvature coupling in gravity and supergravity

Inflationary slow-roll dynamics in Einstein gravity with a nonminimal scalar-curvature coupling can be equivalent to that in the certain f(R) gravity theory. We review the correspondence and extend it to N=1 supergravity. The nonminimal coupling in supergravity is rewritten in terms of the standard...

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