4.4 Article

Invariant slow-roll parameters in scalar-tensor theories

Journal

CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM GRAVITY
Volume 33, Issue 19, Pages -

Publisher

IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/33/19/195008

Keywords

scalar-tensor theory; conformal frames; slow-roll inflation; invariants

Funding

  1. Estonian Research Council [IUT02-27, PUT790]
  2. European Regional Development Fund through the Centre of Excellence [2014-2020.4.01.15-0004, 3.2.0101.11-0029]

Ask authors/readers for more resources

A general scalar-tensor theory can be formulated in different parametrizations that are related by a conformal rescaling of the metric and a scalar field redefinition. We compare formulations of slow-roll regimes in the Einstein and Jordan frames using quantities that are invariant under the conformal rescaling of the metric and transform as scalar functions under the reparametrization of the scalar field. By comparing spectral indices, calculated up to second order, we find that the frames are equivalent up to this order, due to the underlying assumptions.

Authors

I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.

Reviews

Primary Rating

4.4
Not enough ratings

Secondary Ratings

Novelty
-
Significance
-
Scientific rigor
-
Rate this paper

Recommended

No Data Available
No Data Available