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Leptogenesis via inflaton mass terms in nonminimally coupled inflation

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Leptogenesis via inflaton mass terms in nonminimally coupled inflation. / Lloyd-Stubbs, K.; McDonald, J.
In: Physical Review D, Vol. 107, No. 10, 103511, 15.05.2023.

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Lloyd-Stubbs, K & McDonald, J 2023, 'Leptogenesis via inflaton mass terms in nonminimally coupled inflation', Physical Review D, vol. 107, no. 10, 103511. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.107.103511

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Lloyd-Stubbs, K., & McDonald, J. (2023). Leptogenesis via inflaton mass terms in nonminimally coupled inflation. Physical Review D, 107(10), Article 103511. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.107.103511

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Lloyd-Stubbs K, McDonald J. Leptogenesis via inflaton mass terms in nonminimally coupled inflation. Physical Review D. 2023 May 15;107(10):103511. Epub 2023 May 11. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.107.103511

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Lloyd-Stubbs, K. ; McDonald, J. / Leptogenesis via inflaton mass terms in nonminimally coupled inflation. In: Physical Review D. 2023 ; Vol. 107, No. 10.

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