De Sitter Quantum Loops as the origin of Primordial Non-Gaussianities

Abstract

It was pointed out recently that in some inflationary models quantum loops containing a scalar of mass $m$ that couples to the inflaton can be the dominant source of primordial non-Gaussianities. We explore this phenomenon in the simplest such model focusing on the behavior of the primordial curvature fluctuations for small $m/H$. Explicit calculations are done for the three and four point curvature fluctuation correlations. Constraints on the parameters of the model from the CMB limits on primordial non-Gaussianity are discussed. The bi-spectrum in the squeezed limit and the tri-spectrum in the compressed limit are examined. The form of the $n$-point correlations as any partial sum of wave vectors get small is determined.

arXiv comment17 pages, 4 figures, typos corrected, discussions about the quantum corrections to the two-point function added

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