Non-Gaussian tails without stochastic inflation
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2024-11-12 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We show, both analytically and numerically, that non-Gaussian tails in the probability density function of curvature perturbations arise in ultra-slow-roll inflation from the formalism, without invoking stochastic inflation. Previously reported discrepancies between both approaches are a consequence of not correctly accounting for momentum perturbations. Once they are taken into account, both approaches agree to an excellent degree. The shape of the tail depends strongly on the phase space of inflation.
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@article{arxiv.2406.02417,
title = {Non-Gaussian tails without stochastic inflation},
author = {Guillermo Ballesteros and Thomas Konstandin and Alejandro Pérez Rodríguez and Mathias Pierre and Julián Rey},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.02417},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
26 pages, 5 figures; v2 matches published version in JCAP