Published April 1, 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Non-linear corrections to inflationary power spectrum

  • 1. Instituut-Lorentz for Theoretical Physics, Universiteit Leiden, 2333 CA Leiden (Netherlands)
  • 2. Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 305-348 (Korea, Republic of)
  • 3. Department of Astronomy and Atmospheric Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701 (Korea, Republic of)

Description

We study non-linear contributions to the power spectrum of the curvature perturbation on super-horizon scales, produced during slow-roll inflation driven by a canonical single scalar field. We find that on large scales the linear power spectrum dominates and leading non-linear corrections remain negligible, indicating that we can safely rely on linear perturbation theory to study inflationary power spectrum. We also briefly comment on the infrared and ultraviolet behaviour of the non-linear corrections

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2011/04/004

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Journal Volume
2011
Journal Issue
04
Journal Page Range
p. 004
ISSN
1475-7516

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45099187
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ASTROPHYSICS; CORRECTIONS; COSMOLOGY; DISTURBANCES; ENERGY SPECTRA; INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; SCALAR FIELDS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYSICS; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA