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We revisit the one-loop correction in curvature perturbation power spectrum in models of single field inflation which undergo a phase of ultra slow-roll (USR) inflation. We include the contributions from both the cubic and quartic…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-06 Hassan Firouzjahi

We show that the superhorizon-limit curvature perturbations are conserved at one-loop level in single-field inflation models with a transient non-slow-roll period. We take the spatially-flat gauge, where the backreaction plays a crucial…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-13 Keisuke Inomata

Correlation functions of light scalar fields in de Sitter spacetime, computed via standard perturbation theory, often exhibit secular growth characterized by time-dependent divergent terms in the form of powers of $\ln a(t)$, where $a(t)$…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-01-06 Javier Huenupi , Ellie Hughes , Gonzalo A. Palma , Spyros Sypsas

We compute the universal generic corrections to the power spectrum in slow-roll inflation due to unknown high-energy physics. We arrive at this result via a careful integrating out of massive fields in the "in-in" formalism yielding a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-03-19 Mark G. Jackson , Koenraad Schalm

We calculate the two-loop corrections in primordial power spectrum in models of single field inflation incorporating an intermediate USR phase employed for PBHs formation. Among the total eleven one-particle irreducible Feynman diagrams, we…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-12-16 Hassan Firouzjahi

The universe is smooth on large scales but very inhomogeneous on small scales. Why is the spacetime on large scales modeled to a good approximation by the Friedmann equations? Are we sure that small-scale non-linearities do not induce a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 Daniel Baumann , Alberto Nicolis , Leonardo Senatore , Matias Zaldarriaga

We consider the late time one-loop quantum backreaction from inflationary fluctuations of a non-minimally coupled, massless scalar field. The scalar is assumed to be a spectator field in an inflationary model with a constant principal slow…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-01-14 D. Glavan , T. Prokopec , D. van der Woude

We obtain the effective inflaton potential during slow roll inflation by including the one loop quantum corrections to the energy momentum tensor from scalar curvature and tensor perturbations as well as quantum fluctuations from light…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 D. Boyanovsky , H. J. de Vega , N. G. Sanchez

The nature of one-loop corrections to long-wavelength CMB-scale modes in single-field inflation models with an intermediate USR phase remains a subject of active debate. In this work, we perform a detailed investigation into the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-29 Haidar Sheikhahmadi , Amin Nassiri-Rad

We investigate the backreaction of cosmological long wavelength perturbations on the evolution of the Universe. By applying the renormalization group method to a Friedmann-Robertson-Walker universe with long wavelength fluctuations, we…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 Yasusada Nambu

We present a complete and consistent exposition of the regularization, renormalization, and resummation procedures in the setup of having a contraction and then non-singular bounce followed by inflation with a sharp transition from…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-28 Sayantan Choudhury , Ahaskar Karde , Sudhakar Panda , Soumitra SenGupta

We investigate the back reaction of cosmological perturbations on an inflationary universe using the renormalization-group method. The second-order zero mode solution which appears by the nonlinearity of the Einstein equation is regarded as…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 Yasusada Nambu

We present a novel theory of the very early universe which addresses the traditional horizon and flatness problems of big bang cosmology and predicts a scale invariant spectrum of perturbations. Unlike inflation, this scenario requires no…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2012-04-24 Kurt Hinterbichler , Justin Khoury

By absorbing fluctuations into a local background, separate universe simulations provide a powerful technique to characterize the response of small-scale observables to the long-wavelength density fluctuations, for example those of the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-07 Chi-Ting Chiang , Yin Li , Wayne Hu , Marilena LoVerde

Traditional percolation theory assumes static microscopic rules, limiting its ability to describe real-world complex systems where macroscopic order actively regulates local interactions. Here, we introduce feedback percolation, an unified…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2026-03-31 Hoseung Jang , Ginestra Bianconi , Byungjoon Min

The possibility that quantum geometry effects may alleviate the apparent tensions existing at large angular scales in the observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background explains the increasing interest in considering primordial…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-07-26 Guillermo A. Mena Marugán , Antonio Vicente-Becerril , Jesús Yébana Carrilero

In the inflationary scenario of loop quantum cosmology in the presence of inverse-volume corrections, we give analytic formulas for the power spectra of scalar and tensor perturbations convenient to compare with observations. Since…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-18 Martin Bojowald , Gianluca Calcagni , Shinji Tsujikawa

Violating the slow-roll regime during the final stages of inflation can significantly enhance curvature perturbations, a scenario often invoked in models producing primordial black holes and small-scale scalar induced gravitational waves.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-08 Angelo Caravano , Gabriele Franciolini , Sébastien Renaux-Petel

Loop quantum cosmology homogeneous models with a massless scalar field show that the big-bang singularity can be replaced by a big quantum bounce. To gain further insight on the nature of this bounce, we study the semi-discrete loop quantum…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Pablo Laguna

Loop corrections to primordial correlation functions are unavoidable due to the non-linear nature of gravity. Previous works have established a robust framework for computing the renormalised one-loop power spectra of scalar and tensor…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-13 Matteo Braglia , Sebastián Céspedes , Lucas Pinol