Finite parts of inflationary loops
High Energy Physics - Theory
2025-06-23 v3 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
We present a method for solving loop integrals in dimensional regularization that is particularly useful in the context of inflation. We apply this method to the calculation of the tensor power spectrum induced by scalar fluctuations in slow-roll inflation.
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@article{arxiv.2411.19674,
title = {Finite parts of inflationary loops},
author = {Guillermo Ballesteros and Jesús Gambín Egea and Flavio Riccardi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.19674},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
Minor modifications to the text on pages 21 and 25. Results unchanged