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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2012 iii Paper 57 4 ii Solution by
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Factor the momentum dependence intoWrite for the intended target, obtained with the Hamiltonian sign repair in part (i), and for the literal stated Hamiltonian. The same sign choice applies to both limits and cancels in their amplitude ratio. The primordial bispectrum contribution is . HenceAt fixed and momentum triangle, the ratio to the unit-sound-speed amplitude isKeeping only the leading slow-roll order makes this . To compare the two pieces of this same interaction at a fixed , their ratio is instead . Thus the noncanonical piece overtakes the slow-roll piece once , while both have the common raw enhancement from the interaction and its external mode normalization. For instance gives an exact ratio to the canonical limit with these fixed parameters.
A raw primordial bispectrum amplitude is not the same as normalized primordial non-Gaussianity: here , so the ratio scales as at fixed shape. The small-sound-speed enhancement in normalized non-Gaussianity is therefore . These are tree-level weak-interaction predictions; approaching arbitrarily small eventually requires checking the perturbative regime.
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