Non-Gaussianity, Isocurvature Perturbation, Gravitational Waves and a No-Go Theorem for Isocurvaton

TL;DR

This paper proves a no-go theorem for the isocurvaton mechanism in multi-field inflation models and discusses implications for curvaton models, including constraints on non-Gaussianity, gravitational waves, and isocurvature perturbations.

Contribution

It establishes that the isocurvaton mechanism cannot be realized in slow roll non-interacting multi-field theories, extending to models with generalized kinetic terms, and analyzes constraints on curvaton scenarios.

Findings

Isocurvaton mechanism cannot be realized in slow roll multi-field models.

Constraints on non-Gaussianity, gravitational waves, and isocurvature in curvaton models.

Method simplifies calculations in mixed inflaton and curvaton models.

Abstract

We investigate the isocurvaton model, in which the isocurvature perturbation plays a role in suppressing the curvature perturbation, and large non-Gaussianity and gravitational waves can be produced with no isocurvature perturbation for dark matter. We show that in the slow roll non-interacting multi-field theory, the isocurvaton mechanism can not be realized. This result can also be generalized to most of the studied models with generalized kinetic terms. We also study the implications for the curvaton model. We show that there is a combined constraint for curvaton on non-Gaussianity, gravitational waves and isocurvature perturbation. The technique used in this paper can also help to simplify some calculations in the mixed inflaton and curvaton models. We also investigate possibilities to produce large negative non-Gaussianity and nonlocal non-Gaussianity in the curvaton model.