Non-Gaussianities in the Extended EFT of Inflation [CL]

http://arxiv.org/abs/2110.06038


In earlier works, we studied the validity of Extended Effective Field Theory of Inflation (EEFToI) in the regime where initial conditions are set with dispersion relations $\omega^2 \propto k^6$. We had also evaluated and examined the power spectrum for some interesting corners of the parameter space. In this paper, we compute the bispectrum in the EEFToI, take a closer look at the strong coupling constraints and calculate the size of the non-Gaussianities in those regions of parameter space. We also investigate the shape of triangles that contribute to the enhancement of non-Gaussianities in this regime. We find that there are allowed parts of parameter spaces where EEFToI description with initial conditions set with $\omega^2 \propto k^6$ is sensible and interesting.

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A. Ashoorioon, G. Geshnizjani and H. Kim
Wed, 13 Oct 21
69/80

Comments: 30 pages, 5 figures, 3 tables