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Unitary paradox of cosmological perturbations

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2023-07-18 v3 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory Quantum Physics

Abstract

If we interpret the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of the Hubble horizon as thermodynamic entropy, then the entanglement entropy of the superhorizon modes of curvature perturbation entangled with the subhorizon modes will exceed the Bekenstein-Hawking bound at some point; we call this the unitary paradox of cosmological perturbations by analogy with black hole. In order to avoid a fine-tuned problem, the paradox must occur during the inflationary era at the critical time tc=ln(3π/2ϵHHinf)/2Hinft_c=\ln(3\sqrt{\pi}/\sqrt{2}\epsilon_HH_{inf})/2H_{inf} (in Planck units), where ϵH=H˙/H2\epsilon_H= -\dot{H}/H^2 is the first Hubble slow-roll parameter and HinfH_{inf} is the Hubble rate during inflation. If we instead accept the fine-tuned problem, then the paradox will occur during the dark energy era at the critical time tc=ln(3πHinf/2fe2NHΛ2)/2HΛt_c'=\ln(3\sqrt{\pi}H_{inf}/\sqrt{2}fe^{2N}H_\Lambda^2)/2H_\Lambda, where HΛH_\Lambda is the Hubble rate dominated by dark energy, NN is the total number of e-folds of inflation, and ff is a purification factor that takes the range 0<f<3πHinf/2e2NHΛ20<f<3\sqrt{\pi}H_{inf}/\sqrt{2}e^{2N}H_\Lambda^2.

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@article{arxiv.2212.12865,
  title  = {Unitary paradox of cosmological perturbations},
  author = {Ngo Phuc Duc Loc},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.12865},
  year   = {2023}
}

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13 pages, 3 figures; close to published version