Exploring Inflationary Initial State With Large Scale Structure Observations
arXiv:1806.02110
Abstract
We investigate for possible constraints on inflationary initial state from Large Scale Structure (LSS) observations. Using a model-independent framework, we build the template for the generic initial state and construct the matter power spectrum through time evolution of the primordial power spectrum. We then make use of the LSS data separately from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey - Data Release 7 (SDSS-DR7) sample of Luminous Red Galaxies (LRG) and WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey, and explore the plausible constraints on initial vacuum by applying Bayesian parameter estimation method with Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulation. Our analysis reveals that, along with the usual Bunch-Davies vacuum, non-Bunch-Davies initial states are also fairly allowed so far as present LSS data is concerned.
arXiv comment13 pages, 4 figures, 1 table
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