Journal Article

PUBDB-2023-07949

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png On the choice of entropy variables in multifield inflation

Cicoli, M. (Corresponding author)DESY* ; Guidetti, V.Extern*DESY* ; Muia, F.DESY* ; Pedro, F. G.DESY* ; Vacca, G. P.

2023
IOP Publ. Bristol

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Report No.: DESY-21-106; arXiv:2107.03391

Abstract: We discuss the usefulness and theoretical consistency of different entropy variables used in the literature to describe isocurvature perturbations in multifield inflationary models with a generic curved field space. We clarify which is the proper entropy variable to be used to match the evolution of isocurvature modes during inflation to the one after the reheating epoch in order to compare with observational constraints. In particular, we find that commonly used variables, as the relative entropy perturbation or the one associated to the decomposition in tangent and normal perturbations with respect to the inflationary trajectory, even if more useful to perform numerical studies, can lead to results which are wrong by several orders of magnitude, or even to apparent destabilisation effects which are unphysical for cases with light kinetically coupled spectator fields.

Keyword(s): entropy: perturbation ; inflation: model ; isocurvature: perturbation ; trajectory ; reheating ; spectator ; curvature ; stability ; coupling ; kinetic ; multifield inflation ; isocurvature modes ; entropy perturbations

Note: 20 pages + appendices, 3 figures

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Theorie-Gruppe (T)

Research Program(s):

1. 611 - Fundamental Particles and Forces (POF4-611) (POF4-611)
2. STRINGFLATION - Inflation in String Theory - Connecting Quantum Gravity with Observations (647995) (647995)

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1. No specific instrument

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http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Preprint Cicoli, M. ; Guidetti, V. (Corresponding author)DESY* ; Muia, F. ; Pedro, F. ; Paolo, V. G.
On the choice of entropy variables in multifield inflation
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