articlePhysical Review LettersSep 16, 2005GREEN OA

Inflationary Prediction for Primordial Non-Gaussianity

Lancaster University · Universidad Antonio Nariño

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Abstract

We extend the deltaN formalism so that it gives all of the stochastic properties of the primordial curvature perturbation zeta if the initial field perturbations are Gaussian. The calculation requires only the knowledge of some family of unperturbed universes. A formula is given for the normalization f(NL) of the bispectrum of zeta, which is the main signal of non-Gaussianity. Examples of the use of the formula are given, and its relation to cosmological perturbation theory is explained.

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Keywords
  • Bispectrum
  • Non-Gaussianity
  • Physics
  • Perturbation (astronomy)
  • Formalism (music)
  • Gaussian
  • Curvature
  • Statistical physics
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