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The primordial density perturbation in the curvaton scenario

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arxiv astro-ph/0208055 v3 pith:VHGYP2UO submitted 2002-08-02 astro-ph hep-phhep-th

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We analyse the primordial density perturbation when it is generated by a `curvaton' field different from the inflaton. In some cases this perturbation may have large isocurvature components, fully correlated or anti-correlated with the adiabatic component. It may also have a significant non-Gaussian component. All of these effects are calculated in a form which will enable direct comparison with current and forthcoming observational data.

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