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Primordial Tensor Non-Gaussianity from Massive Gravity

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2020-01-15 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We calculate tensor bispectrum in a theory of massive tensor gravitons which predicts blue-tilted and largely amplified primordial gravitational waves. We find that a new 3-point interaction can produce a larger tensor bispectrum than the conventional one from general relativity. The bispectrum peaks at the squeezed configuration and its slope towards the squeezed limit is determined by the graviton mass. This squeezed tensor bispectrum may be observed as the quadrupolar modulation of the tensor power spectrum by interferometers.

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@article{arxiv.1909.07563,
  title  = {Primordial Tensor Non-Gaussianity from Massive Gravity},
  author = {Tomohiro Fujita and Shuntaro Mizuno and Shinji Mukohyama},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.07563},
  year   = {2020}
}

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21 pages, 4 figures

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