A Starobinsky-like Potential in k-Essence Framework: Attractor Dynamics, Reheating, and Consistency with ACT DR6

arXiv:2607.06112 · gr-qc · Submitted 2026-07-07 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-07-07

Updated: 2026-10-24

Terminology

• Reheating — 3× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Consistency — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Inflation — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

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