Breaking of spatial diffeomorphism invariance, inflation and the spectrum of cosmological perturbations

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2015/10/009· OSTI ID:22525293

Graef, L. L.

Standard inflationary models yield a characteristic signature of a primordial power spectrum with a red tensor and scalar tilt. Nevertheless, Cannone et al. [1] recently suggested that, by breaking the assumption of spatial diffeomorphism invariance in the context of the effective field theory of inflation, a blue tensor spectrum can be achieved without violating the Null Energy Condition. In this context, we explore in which cases the inflationary model of [2] can yield a blue tilt of the tensor modes along with a red tilt in the scalar spectrum. Ultimately, we analyze under which conditions the model of [3] can reproduce the specific consistency relation of String Gas Cosmology.

• OSTI ID: 22525293
• Journal Information: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Vol. 2015, Issue 10; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1475-7516
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE
SCALARS
TENSORS