Published May 15, 2002
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Journal article
Spectrum of density perturbations produced during inflation to leading order in a general slow-roll approximation
Description
The standard calculation of the spectrum of density perturbations produced during inflation assumes (i) vertical bar n-1 vertical bar <<1 and (ii) vertical bar dn/d ln k vertical bar << vertical bar n-1|. Slow-roll predicts and observations require (i), but neither slow-roll nor observations require (ii). In this paper I derive formulas for the spectrum P, spectral index n, and running of the spectral index dn/d ln k, assuming only (i) and not (ii). I give a large class of observationally viable examples in which these general slow-roll formulas are accurate but the standard slow-roll formulas for the spectral index and running are incorrect
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.65.103508;
- arXiv
- arXiv:astro-ph/0110322v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 65
- Journal Issue
- 10
- Journal Page Range
- p. 103508-103508.17
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35039512
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT; COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; COSMOLOGY; INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE; ORIGIN; THEORETICAL DATA
- Descriptors DEC
- COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; DATA; INFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL DATA
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2002 The American Physical Society