Non-Gaussian tail of the curvature perturbation in stochastic ultra-slow-roll inflation: implications for primordial black hole production

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Autores principales: Figueroa, Daniel G., Raatikainen, Sami, Rasanen, Syksy, Tomberg, Eemeli
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author Figueroa, Daniel G.
Raatikainen, Sami
Rasanen, Syksy
Tomberg, Eemeli
author_facet Figueroa, Daniel G.
Raatikainen, Sami
Rasanen, Syksy
Tomberg, Eemeli
contents We consider quantum diffusion in ultra-slow-roll (USR) inflation. Using the $ΔN$ formalism, we present the first stochastic calculation of the probability distribution $P(\mathcal{R})$ of the curvature perturbation during USR. We capture the non-linearity of the system, solving the coupled evolution of the coarse-grained background with random kicks from the short wavelength modes, simultaneously with the mode evolution around the stochastic background. This leads to a non-Markovian process from which we determine the highly non-Gaussian tail of $P(\mathcal{R})$. Studying the production of primordial black holes in a viable model, we find that stochastic effects during USR increase their abundance by a factor $\sim 10^5$ compared to the Gaussian approximation.
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spellingShingle Non-Gaussian tail of the curvature perturbation in stochastic ultra-slow-roll inflation: implications for primordial black hole production
Figueroa, Daniel G.
Raatikainen, Sami
Rasanen, Syksy
Tomberg, Eemeli
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
We consider quantum diffusion in ultra-slow-roll (USR) inflation. Using the $ΔN$ formalism, we present the first stochastic calculation of the probability distribution $P(\mathcal{R})$ of the curvature perturbation during USR. We capture the non-linearity of the system, solving the coupled evolution of the coarse-grained background with random kicks from the short wavelength modes, simultaneously with the mode evolution around the stochastic background. This leads to a non-Markovian process from which we determine the highly non-Gaussian tail of $P(\mathcal{R})$. Studying the production of primordial black holes in a viable model, we find that stochastic effects during USR increase their abundance by a factor $\sim 10^5$ compared to the Gaussian approximation.
title Non-Gaussian tail of the curvature perturbation in stochastic ultra-slow-roll inflation: implications for primordial black hole production
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.06551