David Seery and James E Lidsey JCAP06(2005)003 doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2005/06/003
David Seery and James E Lidsey
Show affiliationsWe calculate the three-point function for primordial scalar fluctuations in a single-field inflationary scenario where the scalar field Lagrangian is a completely general function of the field and its first derivative. We obtain an explicit expression for the three-point correlation function in a self-consistent approximation scheme where the expansion rate varies slowly, analogous to the slow-roll limit in standard, single-field inflation. The three-point function can be written in terms of the familiar slow-roll parameters and three new parameters which measure the non-trivial kinetic structure of the scalar field, the departure of the speed of sound from the speed of light, and the rate of change of the speed of sound.
cosmological perturbation theory
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Issue 06 (June 2005)
Received 1 April 2005, accepted for publication 1 June 2005
Published 8 June 2005
David Seery and James E Lidsey JCAP06(2005)003
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