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Non-Gaussian features from the inverse volume corrections in loop quantum cosmology

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2012-09-25 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

In this paper we study the non-Gaussian features of the primordial fluctuations in loop quantum cosmology with the inverse volume corrections. The detailed analysis is performed in the single field slow-roll inflationary models. However, our results reflect the universal characteristics of bispectrum in loop quantum cosmology. The main corrections to the scalar bispectrum come from two aspects: one is the modifications to the standard Bunch-Davies vacuum, the other is the corrections to the background dependent variables, such as slow-roll parameters. Our calculations show that the loop quantum corrections make fNLf_{{\rm NL}} of the inflationary models increase 0.1%. Moreover, we find that two new shapes arise, namely F1\mathcal F_{1} and F2\mathcal F_{2}. The former gives a unique loop quantum feature which is less correlated with the local, equilateral and single types, while the latter is highly correlated with the local one.

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@article{arxiv.1112.2785,
  title  = {Non-Gaussian features from the inverse volume corrections in loop quantum cosmology},
  author = {Li-Fang Li and Rong-Gen Cai and Zong-Kuan Guo and Bin Hu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1112.2785},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

matched to the published version. 30 pages, 4 figures

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