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Ward Identity Constraints on Loop Corrections in Non-Attractor Inflation

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2026-05-12 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

The conservation of super-horizon curvature perturbations in strongly interacting inflationary models, particularly in the presence of quantum-loop corrections, remains a topic of active debate. We found that this conservation is essentially a direct consequence of the symmetry in perturbation theory. We demonstrate that the associated Ward identity imposes strict non-perturbative constraints on the infrared power spectrum. This finding provides a rigorous, symmetry-based framework for understanding nonlinear quantum fluctuations in the primordial universe.

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@article{arxiv.2507.00077,
  title  = {Ward Identity Constraints on Loop Corrections in Non-Attractor Inflation},
  author = {Cheng-Jun Fang and Zhen-Hong Lyu and Chao Chen and Zong-Kuan Guo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.00077},
  year   = {2026}
}
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