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Constraints on a scale invariant power spectrum from superinflation in LQC

Astrophysics 2009-11-11 v2

Abstract

The computation of the spectrum of primordial perturbations, generated by a scalar field during the super-inflationary phase of Loop Quantum Cosmology, is revisited. The calculation is performed for two different cases. The first considers the dynamics of a massless field and it is found that scale invariance can only be achieved under a severe fine tuning. The second assumes that the field evolves with a constant ratio between kinetic and potential energy, i.e. in a scaling solution. In this case, near scale invariance is a generic feature of the theory if the field rolls in a steep self interaction potential.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0607037,
  title  = {Constraints on a scale invariant power spectrum from superinflation in LQC},
  author = {D. J. Mulryne and N. J. Nunes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0607037},
  year   = {2009}
}

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9 pages. Version accepted for publication in PRD