Observational test of two-field inflation

David Wands, Nicola Bartolo, Sabino Matarrese, and Antonio Riotto
Phys. Rev. D 66, 043520 – Published 19 August 2002
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Abstract

We study adiabatic and isocurvature perturbation spectra produced by a period of cosmological inflation driven by two scalar fields. We show that there exists a model-independent consistency condition for all two-field models of slow-roll inflation, despite allowing for model-dependent linear processing of curvature and isocurvature perturbations during and after inflation on super-horizon scales. The scale dependence of all spectra are determined solely in terms of slow-roll parameters during inflation and the dimensionless cross-correlation between curvature and isocurvature perturbations. We present additional model-dependent consistency relations that may be derived in specific two-field models, such as the curvaton scenario.

  • Received 17 May 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.66.043520

©2002 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

David Wands1, Nicola Bartolo2,3,4, Sabino Matarrese2,3, and Antonio Riotto3

  • 1Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2EG, United Kingdom
  • 2Dipartimento di Fisica di Padova “G. Galilei,” Via Marzolo 8, Padova I-35131, Italy
  • 3INFN, Sezione di Padova, Via Marzolo 8, Padova I-35131, Italy
  • 4Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, United Kingdom

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Vol. 66, Iss. 4 — 15 August 2002

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