Fractional attractors in light of the latest ACT observations
In light of the latest results from ACT observations we review a class of potentials labeled as fractional attractors, that can originate from Palatini gravity. We show that, for certain choices of the scalar potential V ( ϕ ) , the fractional attractors predict both a spectral index n s and a tensor-to-scalar ratio r that fall within the 1 σ region of the combined ACT+Planck data for a wide range of parameters. We also provide a numerical fit for the parameter space of this models in the case of a simple quadratic and quartic fractional potential.
Authors
- Antonio Racioppi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4825-0941)
- Antonio J. Iovino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8531-5962)
- Christian Dioguardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6133-0383)
Institutions
- Tallinn University of Technology (EE)
- New York University Abu Dhabi (AE)
- University of Münster (DE)
- National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (EE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physics Letters B
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2025.139664
- Citations
- 54
- Primary Topic
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 62.36
Funders
- European Cooperation in Science and Technology
- Eesti Teadusagentuur