Inflationary predictions at small gamma
arXiv:0812.1409 · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2009.05.065
Abstract
This paper explores single field inflation models with a constant, but arbitrary speed of sound c_s, obtained by deforming the kinetic energy terms to a Dirac-Born-Infeld form. Allowing c_s<1 provides a simple parameterization of non-gaussianity. The dependence of inflationary observables on the parameter c_s is considered in the leading order slow roll approximation. The results show that in most cases the dependence is actually rather weak for the range of c_s allowed by existing bounds on non-gaussianity.
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