Mass hierarchies and non-decoupling in multi-scalar field dynamics

Details Mass hierarchies and non-decoupling in multi-scalar field dynamics Mass hierarchies and non-decoupling in multi-scalar field dynamics

2010-05-20

arxiv.org/abs/1005.3848v2

Phys.Rev.D84:043502,2011

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

16 pages, 2 figures, typeset in PRD style. v2: Minor changes throughout to emphasize that the analysis also applies to sharp a

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.84.043502

In this work we study the effects of field space curvature on scalar field perturbations around an arbitrary background field trajectory evolving in time. Non-trivial imprints of the 'heavy' directions on the low energy dynamics arise when the vacuum manifold of the potential does not coincide with the span of geodesics defined by the sigma model metric of the full theory. When the kinetic energy is small compared to the potential energy, the field traverses a curve close to the vacuum manifold of the potential. The curvature of the path followed by the fields can still have a profound influence on the perturbations as modes parallel to the trajectory mix with those normal to it if the trajectory turns sharply enough. We analyze the dynamical mixing between these non-decoupled degrees of freedom and deduce its non-trivial contribution to the low energy effective theory for the light modes. We also discuss the consequences of this mixing for various scenarios where multiple scalar fields play a vital role, such as inflation and low-energy compactifications of string theory.

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