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In the framework of a cosmological model of the Universe filled with a nonrelativistic particle soup, we easily reproduce inflation due to the quantum potential. The lightest particles in the soup serve as a driving force of this simple, natural and promising mechanism. It is explicitly demonstrated that the appropriate choice of their mass and fraction leads to reasonable numbers of e-folds. Thus, the direct introduction of the quantum potential into cosmology of the earliest Universe gives ample opportunities of successful reconsideration of the modern inflationary theory.
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The work of M. Eingorn was supported by NSF CREST award HRD-1345219 and NASA Grant NNX09AV07A.
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Eingorn, M.V., Rusov, V.D. Inflation Due to Quantum Potential. Found Phys 45, 875–882 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-015-9897-2
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