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Consistent Asymptotic Scalar Wavefunction in de Sitter Space

High Energy Physics - Theory 2013-10-14 v2

Abstract

The approximate late conformal time wavefunction for self-interacting scalar quantum fields in de Sitter space is computed. It dominates for conformal times much larger than a certain critical value, η=ηcrit\eta=\eta_{\text{crit}} which depends on the dimension and on other characteristics of the matter fields. Its self-consistency (i.e., whether the back reaction is consistent with the de Sitter symmetry) is analyzed.

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@article{arxiv.1203.6548,
  title  = {Consistent Asymptotic Scalar Wavefunction in de Sitter Space},
  author = {Enrique Alvarez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1203.6548},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

22 pages. Withdrawn. The conclusion seems to be in error. Some parts will be incorporated in a forthcoming preprint

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