Non-Gaussianity of a single scalar field in general covariant Hořava-Lifshitz gravity

In this paper, we study non-Gaussianity generated by a single scalar field in slow-roll inflation in the framework of the nonrelativistic general covariant Horava-Lifshitz theory of gravity with the projectability condition and an arbitrary coupling constant [lambda], where [lambda] characterizes the deviation of the theory from general relativity (GR) in the infrared. We find that the leading effect of self-interaction, contrary to the case of the minimal scenario of GR, is in general of the order alpha sub(n) epsilon super(3/2), where epsilon is a slow-roll parameter, and alpha sub(n)(n = 3,5) are the dimensionless coupling coefficients of the sixth-order operators of the Lifshitz scalar and have no contributions to power spectra and indices of both scalar and tensor. The bispectrum, comparing with the standard one given in GR, is enhanced and gives rise to a large value of the nonlinearity parameter [functionof] sub(NL). We study how the modified dispersion relation with high order moment terms affects the evaluation of the mode function and in turn the bispectrum, and we show explicitly that the mode function takes various asymptotic forms during different periods of its evolution. In particular, we find that it is in general of superpositions of oscillatory functions, instead of plane waves like in the minimal scenario of GR. This results in a large enhancement of the folded shape in the bispectrum.