Modulated Inflation

dc.creatorMatsuda, Tomohiro
dc.date2008-01-17
dc.date2008-06-14
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:55:19Z
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dc.descriptionWe have studied modulated inflation that generates curvature perturbation from light-field fluctuation. As discussed in previous works, even if the fluctuation of the inflaton itself does not generate the curvature perturbation at the horizon crossing, fluctuation of a light field may induce fluctuation for the end-line of inflation and this may lead to generation of cosmological perturbation ``at the end of the inflation''. Our scenario is different from those that are based on the fluctuations of the boundary of the inflaton trajectory, as clearly explained in this paper by using the $δN$ formalism. In this paper, we will consider the perturbation of the inflaton velocity that can be induced by a light field other than the inflaton. We also explain the crucial difference from the standard multi-field inflation model. We show concrete examples of the modulated inflation scenario in which non-gaussianity can be generated. We also discuss the running of the non-gaussianity parameter.
dc.description17pages, k^2/a^2 is included, accepted for publication in PLB
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0801.2648
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0801.2648
dc.identifierPhys.Lett.B665:338-343,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.physletb.2008.06.030
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/205203
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleModulated Inflation
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