Quantum Inflaton Dynamics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-10-31 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We show that the quantum dynamics of a real scalar field for a large class of potentials in the symmetric Gaussian state, where the nonperturbative quantum contributions are taken into account, can be described equivalently by a two-dimensional nonlinear dynamical system with a definite angular momentum (U(1) charge of a complex theory). It is found that the Gaussian state with a nearly minimal uncertainty and a large quantum fluctuation, as an initial condition, naturally explains the most of the essential features of the early stage of the inflationary Universe.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9805013,
title = {Quantum Inflaton Dynamics},
author = {Dongsu Bak and Sang Pyo Kim and Sung Ku Kim and Kwang-Sup Soh and Jae Hyung Yee},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9805013},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
8 pages, revTeX, no figures