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1. Mexican Hat Potential

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   The Role of the Central Peak
   The central peak ($\phi=0$) of the potential represents a state of high energy density or high symmetry. In cosmology, fluctuations originating from this peak during the inflationary epoch are sometimes cited as the primordial seeds for large-scale structure formation, although recent analyses suggest that fluctuations originating near the trough provide a more statistically uniform spectrum of initial density perturbations [1].
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