Abstract
We study the Brans-Dicke theory of gravity in Riemann-Cartan space-times, and obtain general torsion solutions, which are completely determined by Brans-Dicke scalar field $\Phi$, in the false vacuum energy dominated epoch. The substitution of the torsion solutions back to our action gives the original Brans-Dicke action with $\Phi$-dependent Brans-Dicke parameter $\omega(\Phi)$. The evolution of $\omega(\Phi)$ during the inflation is studied and it is found that $\omega$ approaches to infinity at the end of inflation. This may solve the $\omega$-problem in the extended inflation model.
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