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arxiv: 1507.06017 · v3 · submitted 2015-07-22 · ✦ hep-th · astro-ph.CO

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Ward Identities for Scale and Special Conformal Transformations in Inflation

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We derive the general Ward identities for scale and special conformal transformations in theories of single field inflation. Our analysis is model independent and based on symmetry considerations alone. The identities we obtain are valid to all orders in the slow roll expansion. For special conformal transformations, the Ward identities include a term which is non-linear in the fields that arises due to a compensating spatial reparametrization. Some observational consequences are also discussed.

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