Enhancement of non-Gaussianity after inflation

We study the evolution of cosmological perturbations on large scales, up to second order, for a perfect fluid with generic equation of state. Taking advantage of super-horizon conservation laws, it is possible to follow the evolution of the non-Gaussianity of perturbations through the different stages after inflation. We find that a large non-linearity is generated by the gravitational dynamics from the original inflationary quantum fluctuations. This leads to a significant enhancement of the tiny intrinsic non-Gaussianity produced during inflation in single-field slow-roll models.

inflation
fluid
effect: nonlinear
space-time: Robertson-Walker
space-time: perturbation
tensor: energy-momentum
Einstein equation

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