Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-06-17
Phys.Rept. 402 (2004) 103-266
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
LaTeX file: 218 pages, 19 figures. Replaced to match the accepted version in Physics Reports. A high-resolution version of Fig
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.physrep.2004.08.022
This is a review of models of inflation and of their predictions for the primordial non-Gaussianity in the density perturbations which are thought to be at the origin of structures in the Universe. Non-Gaussianity emerges as a key observable to discriminate among competing scenarios for the generation of cosmological perturbations and is one of the primary targets of present and future Cosmic Microwave Background satellite missions. We give a detailed presentation of the state-of-the-art of the subject of non-Gaussianity, both from the theoretical and the observational point of view, and provide all the tools necessary to compute at second order in perturbation theory the level of non-Gaussianity in any model of cosmological perturbations. We discuss the new wave of models of inflation, which are firmly rooted in modern particle physics theory and predict a significant amount of non-Gaussianity. The review is addressed to both astrophysicists and particle physicists and contains useful tables which summarize the theoretical and observational results regarding non-Gaussianity.
Bartolo Nicola
Komatsu Eiichiro
Matarrese Sabino
Riotto Antonio
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