The initial conditions of the universe: how much isocurvature is allowed?

We investigate the constraints imposed by the current data on correlated mixtures of adiabatic and non-adiabatic primordial perturbations. We discover subtle flat directions in parameter space that tolerate large (~60%) contributions of non-adiabatic fluctuations. In particular, larger values of the...

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Main Authors: Bucher, M, Dunkley, J, Ferreira, P, Moodley, K, Skordis, C
Format: Journal article
Published: 2004