• Minu Joy

Articles written in Pramana – Journal of Physics

• Renormalized energy-momentum tensor of λ Φ4 theory in curved space-time

Divergenceless expression for the energy-momentum tensor of scalar field is obtained using the momentum cut-off regularization technique. We consider a scalar field with quartic self-coupling in a spatially flat (3+1)-dimensional Robertson-Walker space-time, having arbitrary mass and coupled to gravity. As special cases, energy-momentum tensor for conformal and minimal coupling are also obtained. The energy-momentum tensor is observed to exhibit trace anomaly in curved space-time

• Ringing non-Gaussianity from inflation with a step in the second derivative of the potential

Inflationary model driven by a scalar field whose potential has a step in the second derivative with respect to the field is considered. For the best-fit potential parameter values, the 3-point function and the non-Gaussianity associated with the featured model is calculated. We study the shape and scale dependence of the 3-point function. The distinctive feature of this model is its characteristic ringing behaviour of f$_{NL}$. We can see that the oscillationsin f$_{NL}$ in this model last for a much longer range of k values, than the previously studied models. In that sense, this model is potentially distinguishable from models with other features in the potential.

• # Pramana – Journal of Physics

Volume 96, 2022
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