Statistical anisotropy of the curvature perturbation from vector field perturbations

Abstract

The δN formula for the primordial curvature perturbation ζis extended to include vector as well as scalar fields. Formulas for the tree-level contributions to the spectrum and bispectrum of ζare given, exhibiting statistical anisotropy. The one-loop contribution to the spectrum of ζis also worked out. We then consider the generation of vector field perturbations from the vacuum, including the longitudinal component that will be present if there is no gauge invariance. Finally, the δN formula is applied to the vector curvaton and vector inflation models with the tensor perturbation also evaluated in the latter case.

LaTeX File, 26 pages, no figures. v2: Minor mistakes corrected especially in Eq. 38. v3: This version has a lot of additional material, with a more correct treatment of the longitudinal perturbation. v4: More on the longitudinal perturbation. One author added. v5: Accepted for publication in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

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