Published February 1, 2011
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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/10.1088/1475-7516/2011/02/006Additional details
Identifiers
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