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The standard $\delta N$ formalism is a cornerstone technique for calculating nonlinear curvature perturbations on super-Hubble scales. However, its validity relies heavily on the separate universe assumption, in which spatial gradients are…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-24 S. Mohammad Ahmadi , Nahid Ahmadi

We develop a theory of nonlinear cosmological perturbations on superhorizon scales for a single scalar field with a general kinetic term and a general form of the potential. We employ the ADM formalism and the spatial gradient expansion…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-06-24 Yu-ichi Takamizu , Shinji Mukohyama , Misao Sasaki , Yoshiharu Tanaka

The $\delta N$ formalism is a powerful approach to compute non-linearly the large-scale evolution of the comoving curvature perturbation $\zeta$. It assumes a set of FLRW patches that evolve independently, but in doing so, all the gradient…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-05 Danilo Artigas , Shi Pi , Takahiro Tanaka

Precise understanding of nonlinear evolution of cosmological perturbations during inflation is necessary for the correct interpretation of measurements of non-Gaussian correlations in the cosmic microwave background and the large-scale…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-05-30 Naonori S. Sugiyama , Eiichiro Komatsu , Toshifumi Futamase

We develop a theory of nonlinear cosmological perturbations on superhorizon scales for a multi-component scalar field with a general kinetic term and a general form of the potential in the context of inflationary cosmology. We employ the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-10-25 Atsushi Naruko , Yu-ichi Takamizu , Misao Sasaki

We develop a theory of nonlinear cosmological perturbations on superhorizon scales where a characteristic length scale of perturbations is longer than the Hubble radius, in general theoretical frameworks. Our formalism is based on the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-04-24 Yu-ichi Takamizu

$\delta N$ formalism is a useful method to calculate the curvature perturbation. Contrary to what it is typically done in the literature, we re-formulate the $\delta N$ formalism by using the $e$-folding number $n$ counted forward in time.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-02 Diego Cruces , Shi Pi , Misao Sasaki

The $\delta N$ formalism has been the major computational tool to study the superhorizon evolution of the scalar type perturbation sourced by scalar fields. Recently, this formalism was generalized to compute an arbitrary scalar, vector,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-09-30 Takahiro Tanaka , Yuko Urakawa

We study the evolution of the metric perturbations in a Bianchi background in the long-wavelength limit. By applying the gradient expansion to the equations of motion we exhibit a generalized "Separate Universe" approach to the cosmological…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-03-13 Alireza Talebian-Ashkezari , Nahid Ahmadi , Ali Akbar Abolhasani

We focus on the evolution of curvature perturbation on superhorizon scales by adopting the spatial gradient expansion and show that the nonlinear theory, called the beyond $\delta N$-formalism as the next-leading order in the expansion. As…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-03-05 Yu-ichi Takamizu

We investigate the application of conformable derivatives to model critical phenomena near continuous phase transitions. By incorporating a deformation parameter into the differential structure, we derive unified expressions for…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2026-01-13 José Weberszpil , Ralf Metzler

We discuss generation of non-Gaussianity in density perturbation through the super-horizon evolution during inflation by using the so-called $\delta N$ formalism. We first provide a general formula for the non-linearity parameter generated…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 Takahiro Tanaka , Teruaki Suyama , Shuichiro Yokoyama

A $\delta N$ formalism is used to study the non-Gaussianity of the primordial curvature perturbation on an uniform density hypersurfaces generated by the warm inflation for the first time. After introducing the framework of the warm…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-04-01 Xiao-Min Zhang , Hong-Yang Ma , Peng-Cheng Chu , Jun-Ting Liu , Jian-Yang Zhu

We extend the formalism to calculate non-Gaussianity of primordial curvature perturbations produced by preheating in the presence of a light scalar field. The calculation is carried out in the separate universe approximation using the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-31 Pulkit S. Ghoderao , Arttu Rajantie

Calibration of large-scale differential equation models to observational or experimental data is a widespread challenge throughout applied sciences and engineering. A crucial bottleneck in state-of-the art calibration methods is the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-02-23 Jon Cockayne , Andrew B. Duncan

We develop the general formalism for the study of neutrino propagation in presence of stochastic media. This formalism allows the systematic derivation of evolution equations for averaged quantities as survival probabilities and higher…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-12-30 E. Torrente-Lujan

This paper develops methodology for local sensitivity analysis based on directional derivatives associated with spatial processes. Formal gradient analysis for spatial processes was elaborated in previous papers, focusing on distribution…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2015-03-31 Maria A. Terres , Alan E. Gelfand

In this paper, the curvature perturbation generated by the modulated curvaton decay is studied by a direct application of $\delta N$-formalism. Our method has a sharp contrast with the {\it non-linear formalism} which may be regarded as an…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Kazunori Kohri , Chia-Min Lin , Tomohiro Matsuda

We compute the super-Hubble evolution of non-Gaussianity of primordial curvature perturbations in two-field inflation models by employing two formalisms: delta N and covariant formalisms. Although two formalisms treat the evolution of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-05-30 Yuki Watanabe

Focusing on the local type primordial non-Gaussianities, we study the bispectrum and trispectrum during a non-minimal slow-roll inflation. We use the so-called $\delta N$ formalism to investigate the super-horizon evolution of the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-28 Kosar Asadi , Kourosh Nozari
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