Published February 1, 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Galilean symmetry in the effective theory of inflation: new shapes of non-Gaussianity

  • 1. Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Strada Costiera 11, 34151, Trieste (Italy)
  • 2. Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA), via Bonomea 265, 34136, Trieste (Italy)

Description

We study the consequences of imposing an approximate Galilean symmetry on the Effective Theory of Inflation, the theory of small perturbations around the inflationary background. This approach allows us to study the effect of operators with two derivatives on each field, which can be the leading interactions due to non-renormalization properties of the Galilean Lagrangian. In this case cubic non-Gaussianities are given by three independent operators, containing up to six derivatives, two with a shape close to equilateral and one peaking on flattened isosceles triangles. The four-point function is larger than in models with small speed of sound and potentially observable with the Planck satellite

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2011/02/006

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Journal Volume
2011
Journal Issue
02
Journal Page Range
p. 006
ISSN
1475-7516

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45096640
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
APPROXIMATIONS; COSMOLOGY; DISTURBANCES; INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE; INFLATONS; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION; POTENTIALS; RENORMALIZATION; SOUND WAVES; SYMMETRY; VELOCITY
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POSTULATED PARTICLES