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An inflationary single field model with a non-trivial kinetic term for the inflaton is discussed. It is shown that it is possible to have large primordial non-gaussianities and large tensor-to-scalar ratio in a simple concrete model with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-12-18 Grigoris Panotopoulos

We give a concise formula for the non-Gaussianity of the primordial curvature perturbation generated on super-horizon scales in multi-scalar inflation model without assuming slow-roll conditions. This is an extension of our previous work.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2013-01-11 Shuichiro Yokoyama , Teruaki Suyama , Takahiro Tanaka

We extend the \delta N formalism so that it gives all of the stochastic properties of the primordial curvature perturbation \zeta if the initial field perturbations are gaussian. The calculation requires only the knowledge of some family of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-06-08 David H. Lyth , Yeinzon Rodriguez

We describe a general scenario where primordial non-Gaussian curvature perturbations are generated in models with extra scalar fields. The extra scalars communicate to the inflaton sector mainly through the tachyonic (waterfall) field…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Bhaskar Dutta , Jason Kumar , Louis Leblond

We discuss how primordial (e.g. inflationary) non-Gaussianity in the cosmological perturbations is left imprinted in the Large-Scale Structure of the universe. Our findings show that the information on the primordial non-Gaussianity set on…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 N. Bartolo , S. Matarrese , A. Riotto

We review the theory of inflationary perturbations. Perturbations at both linear and nonlinear orders are reviewed. We also review a variety of inflation models, emphasizing their signatures on cosmic perturbations.

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-15 Yi Wang

We investigate the primordial non-Gaussianities from the trispectra in multi-field inflation models, which can be seen as generalization of multi-field $k$-inflation and multi-DBI inflation. We derive the full fourth-order perturbation…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Xian Gao , Miao Li , Chunshan Lin

Primordial non-Gaussianity generated in an inflationary model where inflation is preceded by a radiation era is discussed. It is shown that both bispectrum and trispectrum non-Gaussianities are enhanced due to the presence of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-02-04 Suratna Das

The non-Gaussian distribution of primordial perturbations has the potential to reveal the physical processes at work in the very early Universe. Local models provide a well-defined class of non-Gaussian distributions that arise naturally…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 David Wands

We present a comprehensive study of primordial fluctuations generated from G-inflation, in which the inflaton Lagrangian is of the form $K(\phi, X)-G(\phi, X)\Box\phi$ with $X=-(\partial\phi)^2/2$. The Lagrangian still gives rise to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-06-07 Tsutomu Kobayashi , Masahide Yamaguchi , Jun'ichi Yokoyama

We analyse the primordial density perturbation when it is generated by a `curvaton' field different from the inflaton. In some cases this perturbation may have large isocurvature components, fully correlated or anti-correlated with the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-09 David H. Lyth , Carlo Ungarelli , David Wands

We study a simple extension of quasi-single field inflation in which the inflaton interacts with multiple extra massive scalars known as isocurvatons. Due to the breaking of time translational invariance by the inflaton background, the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-28 Michael McAneny , Alexander K. Ridgway

We study the bispectrum of the primordial curvature perturbation on uniform-density hypersurfaces generated by a kind of the noncanonical warm inflation, wherein the inflation is provided by a noncanonical scalar inflaton field that is…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-04-09 Xiao-Min Zhang , Jian-Yang Zhu

Mechanisms for the generation of primordial non-Gaussian metric fluctuations in the context of multiple-field inflation are reviewed. As long as kinetic terms remain canonical, it appears that nonlinear couplings inducing non-gaussianities…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 Francis Bernardeau

I adopt a formalism previously developed by Catelan and Theuns (CT) in order to estimate the impact of primordial non-Gaussianity on the quasi-linear spin growth of cold dark matter protostructures. A variety of bispectrum shapes are…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 C. Fedeli

We compute in detail how deviations from Einstein gravity at the inflation energy scale could appear as non-Gaussian features in the sky. To illustrate this we use multi-field $\alpha-$attractor models in the framework of supergravity to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-11-14 Nicola Bartolo , Domenico Matteo Bianco , Raul Jimenez , Sabino Matarrese , Licia Verde

Recently multi-field inflation models that can produce large scalar fluctuations on small scales have drawn a lot of attention, primarily because they could lead to primordial black hole production and generation of large second-order…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-09-21 Laura Iacconi , David J. Mulryne

In the present paper, we study the non-Gaussianity of multiple-field inflation model using the method of the field equation. We start from reviewing the background and the perturbation theory of multiple-field inflation, and then derive the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-04-04 Shi-Wen Li , Wei Xue

Cosmic inflation provides a mechanism for generating the early density perturbations that seeded the large-scale structures we see today. Primordial non-Gaussianity is among the most promising of few observational tests of physics at this…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-10-10 Marilena LoVerde , Simone Ferraro , Kendrick M. Smith

We study non-Gaussianity generated by adiabatic and isocurvature primordial perturbations. We first obtain, in a very general setting, the non-linear perturbations, up to third order, for an arbitrary number of cosmological fluids, going…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-03-18 David Langlois , Tomo Takahashi