The Feynman propagator for massive Klein-Gordon fields on radiative asymptotically flat spacetimes
Abstract
On a large class of asymptotically flat spacetimes which includes radiative perturbations of Minkowski space, we define a distinguished global Feynman propagator for massive Klein-Gordon fields by means of the microlocal approach to non-elliptic Fredholm theory, working in the de,sc-pseudodifferential algebra due to Sussman. We extend the limiting absorption principle (the " prescription" for the Feynman propagator) to this setting. Motivated by the complicated Hamilton flow structure arising in this problem, we also prove a new localized radial point estimate in the spirit of Haber-Vasy which, under appropriate nondegeneracy assumptions, allows one to propagate microlocal regularity into a single radial point belonging to a larger radial set which can be a source, sink, or saddle for the Hamilton flow.
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@article{arxiv.2510.04308,
title = {The Feynman propagator for massive Klein-Gordon fields on radiative asymptotically flat spacetimes},
author = {Mikhail Molodyk and András Vasy},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.04308},
year = {2025}
}
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76 pages, 8 figures. Minor changes based on comments received, and changed numbering of theorems, propositions, etc