Strange Work in Strange Places: Quantum Field Theory in Curved Space
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2015-05-26 v1
Abstract
Astronomers seem to be observing the fossilized remnants of quantum gravitational processes which took place during the epoch of {\it primordial inflation} that is conjectured to have occurred during the first seconds of cosmic history. We give a non-technical description of what causes these processes and how they become preserved to survive to the current epoch. We also discuss some of the secondary effects which should result.
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@article{arxiv.1505.06402,
title = {Strange Work in Strange Places: Quantum Field Theory in Curved Space},
author = {Shun-Pei Miao and Richard P. Woodard},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.06402},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
48 pages, 10 figures, uses PDFLaTeX, English version of a popular science article for a Chinese-language book celebrating the 100th anniversary of General Relativity, prepared by members of the Gravitation Society of Taiwan, edited by Hoi-Lai Yu