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Initial conditions for inflation and the energy scale of SUSY-breaking from the (nearly) gaussian sky
We show how general initial conditions for small field inflation can be
obtained in multi-field models. This is provided by non-linear angular friction
terms in the inflaton that provide a phase of non-slow-roll inflation before
the slow-roll inflation phase. This in turn provides a natural mechanism to
star small-field slow-roll at nearly zero velocity for arbitrary initial
conditions. We also show that there is a relation between the scale of SUSY
breaking sqrt (f) and the amount of non-gaussian fluctuations generated by the
inflaton. In particular, we show that in the local non-gaussian shape there
exists the relation sqrt (f) = 10^{13} GeV sqrt (f_NL). With current
observational limits from Planck, and adopting the minimum amount of
non-gaussian fluctuations allowed by single-field inflation, this provides a
very tight constraint for the SUSY breaking energy scale sqrt (f) = 3-7 x
10^{13} GeV at 95% confidence. Further limits, or detection, from next year's
Planck polarisation data will further tighten this constraint by a factor of
two. We highlight that the key to our approach is to identify the inflaton with
the scalar component of the goldstino superfield. This superfield is universal
and implements the dynamics of SUSY breaking as well as superconformal
breaking.Comment: Invited talk at the BW2013 meetin
The quantum de Sitter root of quasi de Sitter observables: a pedagogical review
In inflationary cosmology the quasi de Sitter graceful exit allows us to
measure the quantum features of the primordial dS phase, in particular, the
lack of scale invariance parametrized by the spectral index . In this
review we summarize previous work on how the underlying primordial scaling law
is implemented in the dS quantum Fisher information of the dS planar ground
state (dSQFI). At large scales the dSQFI unequivocally sets, without any qdS
input, the value of to be . This value is independent of the
tensor to scalar ratio whose value requires model dependent input. In addition
the dSQFI predicts, at large scales, a small running compatible with the
current experimental results. Other phenomenological consequences of the dSQFI
for small scales, will be discussed in a future review.Comment: Matches accepted version to the Physics of the Dark Univers
The Quantum Origin of Quasi de Sitter: a Model Independent Quantum Cosmological Tilt
The most robust prediction of inflationary cosmology is the existence of a
red tilt for the spectrum of curvature fluctuations that is experimentally of
order . The tilt is derived solving the exact equation for quantum
fluctuations in a quasi de Sitter background defined by a equation of state
with small but non
vanishing. The experimental data selects among the different quasi de Sitter
inflaton potentials. The origin of the lack of scale invariance associated with
the tilt is however classical in essence and parametrized by the slow roll of
the inflaton potential. Here we present a purely quantum mechanical and model
independent derivation of the tilt. This derivation is based on two basic
observations: first, the correlator for gauge invariant variables is related to
the {\it quantum Fisher function} measuring the quantum dependence of the
family of pure de Sitter vacua on the energy scale parameter; second, this
quantum Fisher function has a non vanishing scale dependent red tilt that, at
the energy scales of physical interest, fits the effective quasi de Sitter
prediction as well as the experimental value. This is a result that is model
independent and only based on the quantum features of the family of de Sitter
vacua
Reciprocal Frames: The Flat Beam Grillage
This report follows the pursuit of attaining information and researching academic resources regarding the elusive reciprocal frame structures throughout history, in particular the flat beam grillage. In the following pages, the reader should expect to learn about reciprocal frames in a historical context throughout the globe, as well as, gain insight on how to potentially analyze these frames when they span two-dimensionally. As seen in Figure 1 (Pugnale 2011) and Figure 2 (Godthelp 2019), reciprocal frame structures consist of multiple groups of three or more members that are mutually supported. Along the perimeter of the structure, the members are supported by walls, columns, or the ground; where members meet to a certain extent from the ends of an adjacent member, they are supported by such subsequent members. In structural engineering, it is an intuitive instinct to attempt to follow the load path of a structure until the load is safely distributed into the ground. Only considering gravity, when looking at a planar reciprocal frame layout, it is difficult to visualize exactly how the loading is being transferred within the structure. Furthermore, how does one go about doing statics on a problem that is undergoing a perpetual cycle of load transfer? Hopefully, with the data that has been gathered within this research paper, a path can begin to be paved in regard to the design and analysis of two-dimensional reciprocal frames
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