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Gradient expansion of superhorizon perturbations in G-inflation

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2013-09-20 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We develop the gradient expansion formalism for shift-symmetric Galileon-type actions. We focus on backgrounds that undergo inflation, work in the synchronous gauge, and obtain a general solution up to second order without imposing extra conditions at first order. The solution simplifies during the late stages of inflation. We also define a curvature perturbation conserved up to first order.

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@article{arxiv.1303.6628,
  title  = {Gradient expansion of superhorizon perturbations in G-inflation},
  author = {Noemi Frusciante and Shuang-Yong Zhou and Thomas P. Sotiriou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1303.6628},
  year   = {2013}
}

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20 pages, JCAP version