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Inflationary trispectrum from graviton exchange

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posted on 2023-06-07, 20:26 authored by David SeeryDavid Seery, Martin S Sloth, Filippo Vernizzi
We compute the connected four-point correlation function of the primordial curvature perturbation generated during inflation with standard kinetic terms, where the correlation is established via exchange of a graviton between two pairs of scalar fluctuations. Any such correlation yields a contribution to the scalar trispectrum of the order of the tensor to scalar ratio r. This contribution is numerically one order of magnitude larger than the one previously calculated on the basis of scalar perturbations interacting at a point and satisfies a simple relation in the limit where the momentum of the graviton which is exchanged becomes much smaller than the external momenta. We conclude that the total non-linearity parameter generated by single-field models of slow-roll inflation is at maximum |tNL| ~ r.

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  • Published

Journal

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

ISSN

1475-7516

Issue

3

Volume

2009

Page range

018

Pages

23.0

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  • Physics and Astronomy Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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