Multipoint correlators in multifield cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
2020-03-17 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
Connected -point amplitudes in quantum field theory are enhanced by a factor of in appropriate regimes of kinematics and couplings, but the non-perturbative analysis of this for collider physics applications is subtle. We resolve this question for -point correlation functions of cosmological perturbations in multifield inflation, and comment on its application to primordial non-Gaussianity. We find that they are calculably -enhanced using a simple model for the mixing of the field sectors which leads to a convolution of their probability distributions. This effect leads to model-dependent but interesting prospects for enhanced observational sensitivity.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2003.05883,
title = {Multipoint correlators in multifield cosmology},
author = {George Panagopoulos and Eva Silverstein},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.05883},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
30 pages, 7 figures. v2: references added