Large $n$-point Functions in Resonant Inflation

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Autori principali: Creminelli, Paolo, Renaux-Petel, Sébastien, Tambalo, Giovanni, Yingcharoenrat, Vicharit
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author Creminelli, Paolo
Renaux-Petel, Sébastien
Tambalo, Giovanni
Yingcharoenrat, Vicharit
author_facet Creminelli, Paolo
Renaux-Petel, Sébastien
Tambalo, Giovanni
Yingcharoenrat, Vicharit
contents We investigate a qualitatively new regime of inflationary models with small and rapid oscillations in the potential-resonant non-Gaussianity. In contrast to the standard scenario, where most of the observable information is encoded in the power spectrum, in this regime the oscillatory signal predominantly appears in higher-order correlation functions with large $n$. This behavior emerges when the oscillation frequency $ω$ exceeds the naive cutoff of the theory, $4πf$. However, as noted by Hook and Rattazzi [2306.12489], the actual cutoff is somewhat higher -- though only logarithmically -- when the amplitude of the oscillations is small. We identify a phenomenologically relevant window in which $n$-point functions with $3 \lesssim n \lesssim 9$ are potentially observable. In this regime, the signal exhibits 350-1000 oscillations per decade in $k$.
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spellingShingle Large $n$-point Functions in Resonant Inflation
Creminelli, Paolo
Renaux-Petel, Sébastien
Tambalo, Giovanni
Yingcharoenrat, Vicharit
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
We investigate a qualitatively new regime of inflationary models with small and rapid oscillations in the potential-resonant non-Gaussianity. In contrast to the standard scenario, where most of the observable information is encoded in the power spectrum, in this regime the oscillatory signal predominantly appears in higher-order correlation functions with large $n$. This behavior emerges when the oscillation frequency $ω$ exceeds the naive cutoff of the theory, $4πf$. However, as noted by Hook and Rattazzi [2306.12489], the actual cutoff is somewhat higher -- though only logarithmically -- when the amplitude of the oscillations is small. We identify a phenomenologically relevant window in which $n$-point functions with $3 \lesssim n \lesssim 9$ are potentially observable. In this regime, the signal exhibits 350-1000 oscillations per decade in $k$.
title Large $n$-point Functions in Resonant Inflation
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.19240