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Resolving primordial physics through correlated signatures

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2015-05-20 v1

Abstract

We discuss correlations among spectral observables as a new tool for differentiating between models for the primordial perturbation. We show that if generated in the isocurvature sector, a running of the scalar spectral index is correlated with the statistical properties of non-Gaussianities. In particular, we find a large running will inevitably be accompanied by a large running of fNLf_{\rm NL} and enhanced gNLg_{\rm NL}, with gNLfNL2g_{\rm NL}\gg f_{\rm NL}^2. If the tensor to scalar ratio is large, a large negative running must turn positive on smaller scales. Interestingly, the characteristic scale of the transition could potentially distinguish between the inflaton and isocurvature fields.

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@article{arxiv.1412.5973,
  title  = {Resolving primordial physics through correlated signatures},
  author = {Kari Enqvist and David J. Mulryne and Sami Nurmi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.5973},
  year   = {2015}
}

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18 pages, 5 figures

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