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Tensor-to-scalar ratio (r)

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Physics Branch of physics Cosmology Cosmic inflation Slow-roll approximation Primordial tensor power spectrum
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The tensor-to-scalar ratio is r=Δt2​/ΔR2​. Canonical single-field slow roll gives r=16ϵ.
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Single-field inflation consistency relation (r=−8nT​)

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Tensor-to-scalar ratio
Combining r=16ϵ with nT​=−2ϵ gives the leading-order consistency relation
r=−8nT​.
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