Non-Gaussianity of quantum fields during inflation
High Energy Physics - Theory
2014-11-20 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
In this review, we discuss how non-Gaussianity of cosmological perturbations arises from inflation. After introducing the in-in formalism to calculate the -point correlation function of quantum fields, we present the computation of the bispectrum of the curvature perturbation generated in general single field inflation models. The shapes of the bispectrum are compared with the local-type non-Gaussianity that arises from non-linear dynamics on super-horizon scales.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1002.0600,
title = {Non-Gaussianity of quantum fields during inflation},
author = {Kazuya Koyama},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.0600},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
17 pages, 2 figures, references added, matches published version, invited review for CQG issue on non-linear cosmology