Hunting for primordial non-Gaussianity in the cosmic microwave background

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/27/12/124010zbMATH Open1190.83121arXiv1003.6097OpenAlexW2030632017MaRDI QIDQ3575136FDOQ3575136

Eiichiro Komatsu

Publication date: 7 July 2010

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Since the first limit on the (local) primordial non-Gaussianity parameter, fNL, was obtained from COBE data in 2002, observations of the CMB have been playing a central role in constraining the amplitudes of various forms of non-Gaussianity in primordial fluctuations. The current 68% limit from the 7-year WMAP data is fNL=32+/-21, and the Planck satellite is expected to reduce the uncertainty by a factor of four in a few years from now. If fNL>>1 is found by Planck with high statistical significance, all single-field models of inflation would be ruled out. Moreover, if the Planck satellite finds fNL=30, then it would be able to test a broad class of multi-field models using the four-point function (trispectrum) test of tauNL>=(6fNL/5)^2. In this article, we review the methods (optimal estimator), results (WMAP 7-year), and challenges (secondary anisotropy, second-order effect, and foreground) of measuring primordial non-Gaussianity from the CMB data, present a science case for the trispectrum, and conclude with future prospects.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1003.6097

zbMATH Keywords

Gaussian processesmiscellaneous topics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Approximation procedures, weak fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C25) Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Radiative transfer in astronomy and astrophysics (85A25)

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