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arxiv: 1102.1390 · v3 · pith:ZCUS53GPnew · submitted 2011-02-07 · ✦ hep-th · astro-ph.CO· gr-qc· hep-ph

Scalar perturbations in conformal rolling scenario with intermediate stage

classification ✦ hep-th astro-ph.COgr-qchep-ph
keywords perturbationsscalarrollingstageconformalintermediatenegativephase
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Scalar cosmological perturbations with nearly flat power spectrum may originate from perturbations of the phase of a scalar field conformally coupled to gravity and rolling down negative quartic potential. We consider a version of this scenario whose specific property is a long intermediate stage between the end of conformal rolling and horizon exit of the phase perturbations. Such a stage is natural, e.g., in cosmologies with ekpyrosis or genesis. Its existence results in small negative scalar tilt, statistical anisotropy of all even multipoles starting from quardupole of general structure (in contrast to the usually discussed single quadrupole of special type) and non-Gaussianity of a peculiar form.

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