Improving the single scalar consistency relation

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2017.08.027zbMATH Open1378.83099arXiv1603.06399OpenAlexW2309747401WikidataQ60154254 ScholiaQ60154254MaRDI QIDQ679913FDOQ679913

Authors: D. J. Brooker, N. C. Tsamis, R. P. Woodard 

Publication date: 22 January 2018

Published in: Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We propose a test of single-scalar inflation based on using the well-measured scalar power spectrum to reconstruct the tensor power spectrum, up to a single integration constant. Our test is a sort of integrated version of the single-scalar consistency relation. This sort of test can be used effectively, even when the tensor power spectrum is measured too poorly to resolve the tensor spectral index. We give an example using simulated data based on a hypothetical detection with tensor-to-scalar ratio $r=0.01$. Our test can also be employed for correlating scalar and tensor features in the far future when the data is good.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1603.06399

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Observational and experimental questions in relativity and gravitational theory (83B05)

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