Solution

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At horizon exit , , where is the Hubble slow-roll parameter. To leading slow-roll order,
The slow-roll curvature power spectrum is proportional to . Therefore the scalar spectral index in potential slow-roll parameters is
Using the potential slow-roll parameter and the second potential slow-roll parameter gives
The neglected horizon-exit derivative correction contributes at higher slow-roll order.

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