Savior curvatons and large non-Gaussianity

DOI10.1007/JHEP11(2023)218arXiv2306.13128MaRDI QIDQ6183565FDOQ6183565

Authors: Jackie Lodman, Qianshu Lu, Lisa Randall 

Publication date: 26 January 2024

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

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.

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

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zbMATH Keywords

cosmology of theories BSMearly universe particle physics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum theory (81-XX)

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