Spinning Guest Fields during Inflation: Leftover Signatures
Abstract
We consider the possibility of extra spinning particles during inflation, focussing on the spin-2 case. Our analysis relies on the well-known fully non-linear formulation of interacting spin-2 theories. We explore the parameter space of the corresponding inflationary Lagrangian and identify regions therein exhibiting signatures within reach of upcoming CMB probes. We provide a thorough study of the early and late-time dynamics ensuring that stability conditions are met throughout the cosmic evolution. We characterise in particular the gravitational wave spectrum and three-point function finding a local-type non-Gaussianity whose amplitude may be within the sensitivity range of both the LiteBIRD and CMB-S4 experiments.
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@article{arxiv.2108.06722,
title = {Spinning Guest Fields during Inflation: Leftover Signatures},
author = {Emanuela Dimastrogiovanni and Matteo Fasiello and A. Emir Gumrukcuoglu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.06722},
year = {2021}
}
Comments
30 pages, 6 figures; v2 -- references added, minor changes, accepted for publication in JCAP