  Inflation of a universe filled by an elastic continuous medium is considered.
Elastic inflation, while capable of describing current observations, is
qualitatively different from standard inflationary models. The scalar and
tensor modes keep evolving after crossing the horizon. Due to this superhorizon
evolution, the amplitude of the tensor mode (inflationary gravitational wave)
is not simply proportional to the energy density of the universe at the time of
horizon crossing. The spectral index of tensor modes can be positive.
