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Inflationary power spectrum from the Lanczos algorithm

Quantum Physics 2025-10-07 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

The generalized Lanczos algorithm can provide a universal method for constructing the wave function under the group structure of Hamiltonian. Based on this fact, we obtain an open two-mode squeezed state as the quantum origin for the curvature perturbation. In light of this wave function in the open system, we successfully develop a new method to calculate its corresponding power spectrum by using the Bogoliubov transformation. Unlike traditional approaches, we explicitly retain the Bogoliubov coefficients in terms of the squeezing amplitude rk r_k and the squeezing rotation angle ϕk \phi_k . As a result, the power spectrum of the open two-mode squeezed state will match that of the Bunch-Davies vacuum numerically. Furthermore, the derivation of the open two-mode squeezed state relies on the second kind Meixner polynomial (equivalent to the generalized Lanczos algorithm) and the symmetry of the Hamiltonian. Therefore, our research may offer a new insight into the calculation of the correlation functions through a group-theoretic perspective.

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@article{arxiv.2505.20595,
  title  = {Inflationary power spectrum from the Lanczos algorithm},
  author = {Ke-Hong Zhai and Lei-Hua Liu and Hai-Qing Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.20595},
  year   = {2025}
}

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