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Contribution of the hybrid inflation waterfall to the primordial curvature perturbation

Journal Article · · Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
A contribution ζ{sub χ} to the curvature perturbation will be generated during the waterfall that ends hybrid inflation, that may be significant on small scales. In particular, it may lead to excessive black hole formation. We here consider standard hybrid inflation, where the tachyonic mass of the waterfall field is much bigger than the Hubble parameter. We calculate ζ{sub χ} in the simplest case, and see why earlier calculations of ζ{sub χ} are incorrect.
OSTI ID:
22277792
Journal Information:
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics Journal Issue: 07 Vol. 2011; ISSN 1475-7516
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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