Savior curvatons and large non-Gaussianity

DOI10.1007/JHEP11(2023)218MaRDI QIDQ6183565zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Jackie Lodman, Qianshu Lu, Lisa Randall

Publication date 26 January 2024

Published in Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.13128

zbMATH Keywords

cosmology of theories BSMearly universe particle physics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum theory (81-XX)

Abstract: Curvatons are light (compared to the Hubble scale during inflation) spectator fields during inflation that potentially contribute to adiabatic curvature perturbations post-inflation. They can alter CMB observables such as the spectral index $n_s$, the tensor-to-scalar ratio $r$, and the local non-Gaussianity $;f_{mNL}^{m(loc)}$. We systematically explore the observable space of a curvaton with a quadratic potential. We find that when the underlying inflation model does not satisfy the $n_s$ and $r$ observational constraints but can be made viable with a significant contribution from what we call a savior curvaton, a large $;f_{mNL}^{m(loc)}$ is inevitable. On the other hand, when the underlying inflation model already satisfies the $n_s$ and $r$ observational constraints, so significant curvaton contribution is forbidden, a large $;f_{mNL}^{m(loc)}$ is possible in the exceptional case when the isocurvature fluctuation in the curvaton fluid is much greater than the global curvature fluctuation.

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