Large non-Gaussianities in the effective field theory approach to single-field inflation: the bispectrum
- Dipartimento di Fisica ''G. Galilei'', Università degli Studi di Padova, via Marzolo 8, I-35131 Padova (Italy)
- Dipartimento di Fisica ''G. Occhialini'', Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca and INFN, Sezione di Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, I-20126 Milano (Italy)
The methods of effective field theory are used to study generic theories of inflation with a single inflaton field and to perform a general analysis of the associated non-Gaussianities. We investigate the amplitudes and shapes of the various generic three-point correlators, the bispectra, which may be generated by different classes of single-field inflationary models. Besides the well-known results for the DBI-like models and the ghost inflationary theories, we point out that curvature-related interactions may give rise to large non-Gaussianities in the form of bispectra characterized by a flat shape which, quite interestingly, is independently produced by several interaction terms. In a subsequent work, we will perform a similar general analysis for the non-Gaussianities generated by the generic four-point correlator, the trispectrum.
- OSTI ID:
- 22272804
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Vol. 2010, Issue 08; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1475-7516
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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