pith. sign in

arxiv: 1806.05194 · v2 · pith:TMDUTKM4new · submitted 2018-06-13 · ✦ hep-ph · astro-ph.CO· hep-th

De Sitter Quantum Loops as the origin of Primordial Non-Gaussianities

classification ✦ hep-ph astro-ph.COhep-th
keywords primordialcorrelationscurvaturelimitloopsmodelnon-gaussianitiespoint
0
0 comments X
read the original abstract

It was pointed out recently that in some inflationary models quantum loops containing a scalar of mass $m$ that couples to the inflaton can be the dominant source of primordial non-Gaussianities. We explore this phenomenon in the simplest such model focusing on the behavior of the primordial curvature fluctuations for small $m/H$. Explicit calculations are done for the three and four point curvature fluctuation correlations. Constraints on the parameters of the model from the CMB limits on primordial non-Gaussianity are discussed. The bi-spectrum in the squeezed limit and the tri-spectrum in the compressed limit are examined. The form of the $n$-point correlations as any partial sum of wave vectors get small is determined.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.