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arxiv: 0807.1101 · v2 · pith:DF6WXI7Lnew · submitted 2008-07-07 · 🌌 astro-ph · gr-qc· hep-th

Conditions for large non-Gaussianity in two-field slow-roll inflation

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keywords non-gaussianityinflationslow-rollconditionslargelevelobtaintwo-field
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We study the level of primordial non-Gaussianity in slow-roll two-field inflation. Using an analytic formula for the nonlinear parameter f_nl in the case of a sum or product separable potential, we find that it is possible to generate significant non-Gaussianity even during slow-roll inflation with Gaussian perturbations at Hubble exit. In this paper we give the general conditions to obtain large non-Gaussianity and calculate the level of fine-tuning required to obtain this. We present explicit models in which the non-Gaussianity at the end of inflation can exceed the current observational bound of |f_nl|<100.

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