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Autori principali: Cruces, Diego, Pi, Shi, Sasaki, Misao
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Pubblicazione: 2025
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author Cruces, Diego
Pi, Shi
Sasaki, Misao
author_facet Cruces, Diego
Pi, Shi
Sasaki, Misao
contents $δN$ formalism is a useful method to calculate the curvature perturbation. Contrary to what it is typically done in the literature, we re-formulate the $δN$ formalism by using the $e$-folding number $n$ counted forward in time. For a fixed initial time $\bar{n}_0$, the probability density function (PDF) of the initial conditions $δϕ_0$ and $δπ_0$ are specified by the solutions of the perturbation equation on subhorizon scales. As $δπ_0$ is fully correlated with $δϕ_0$ after horizon exit, we find a simple formula to calculate the curvature perturbation as well as its PDF by using the $δN$ method reformulated in terms of $n$, the $δn$ formalism.
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spellingShingle $δn$ formalism: A new formulation for the probability density of the curvature perturbation
Cruces, Diego
Pi, Shi
Sasaki, Misao
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
$δN$ formalism is a useful method to calculate the curvature perturbation. Contrary to what it is typically done in the literature, we re-formulate the $δN$ formalism by using the $e$-folding number $n$ counted forward in time. For a fixed initial time $\bar{n}_0$, the probability density function (PDF) of the initial conditions $δϕ_0$ and $δπ_0$ are specified by the solutions of the perturbation equation on subhorizon scales. As $δπ_0$ is fully correlated with $δϕ_0$ after horizon exit, we find a simple formula to calculate the curvature perturbation as well as its PDF by using the $δN$ method reformulated in terms of $n$, the $δn$ formalism.
title $δn$ formalism: A new formulation for the probability density of the curvature perturbation
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24590