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Evolution of non-Gaussianity in multi-scalar field models

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2012-09-07 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We study the evolution of non-Gaussianity in multiple-field inflationary models, focusing on three fundamental questions: (a) How is the sign and peak magnitude of the non-linearity parameter fNL related to generic features in the inflationary potential? (b) How sensitive is fNL to the process by which an adiabatic limit is reached, where the curvature perturbation becomes conserved? (c) For a given model, what is the appropriate tool -- analytic or numerical -- to calculate fNL at the adiabatic limit? We summarise recent results obtained by the authors and further elucidate them by considering an inflection point model.

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@article{arxiv.1107.2270,
  title  = {Evolution of non-Gaussianity in multi-scalar field models},
  author = {Joseph Elliston and David Mulryne and David Seery and Reza Tavakol},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.2270},
  year   = {2012}
}

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12 pages, 2 figures, to appear in International Journal of Modern Physics A

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