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Numerical evaluation of the tensor bispectrum in two field inflation
Date Issued
01-01-2017
Author(s)
Raveendran, Rathul Nath
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Abstract
We evaluate the dimensionless non-Gaussianity parameter hNL, that characterizes the amplitude of the tensor bispectrum, numerically for a class of two field inflationary models such as double inflation, hybrid inflation and aligned natural inflation. We compare the numerical results with the slow roll results which can be obtained analytically. In the context of double inflation, we also investigate the effects on hNL due to curved trajectories in the field space. We explicitly examine the validity of the consistency relation governing the tensor bispectrum in the squeezed limit. Lastly, we discuss the contribution to hNL due to the epoch of preheating in two field models.
Volume
2017