TQNT-V5.13 — Topological inflation: a falsified V5 inflation scenario (Planck/BICEP tension)
TQNT-V5.13 examines a minimal topological-inflation scenario built from the V5 χ-field. The scenario is found to be in tension with Planck 2018 and BICEP/Keck constraints on the scalar spectral index n_s and the tensor-to-scalar ratio r, and is therefore reported as FALSIFIED. This paper is published as part of the V5 series in the spirit of full disclosure of failed predictions: it documents what does NOT work and frames the constraints that any future V5 inflation candidate must satisfy. Complements the V5 monograph (10.5281/zenodo.19131538).
Authors
- Lilian Cariou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8276-4048)
Institutions
- Systématique, adaptation, évolution (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-06-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20656845
- Primary Topic
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Type
- preprint