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We consider quantum field theory with selfinteractions in various patches of Minkowski and de Sitter space-times. Namely, in Minkowski space-time we consider separately right (left) Rindler wedge, past wedge and future wedge. In de Sitter…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-05-31 E. T. Akhmedov , I. V. Kochergin , M. N. Milovanova

We study the relation between two sets of correlators in interacting quantum field theory on de Sitter space. The first are correlators computed using in-in perturbation theory in the expanding cosmological patch of de Sitter space (also…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-03-17 Atsushi Higuchi , Donald Marolf , Ian A. Morrison

Perturbative quantum field theory (QFT) calculations in de Sitter space are riddled with contributions that diverge over time. These contributions often arise from loop integrals, which are notoriously hard to compute in de Sitter. We…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-02-05 Akhil Premkumar

The two-point function for tensor metric perturbations around de Sitter spacetime including one-loop corrections from massless conformally coupled scalar fields is calculated exactly. We work in the Poincar\'e patch (with spatially flat…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-09-06 Markus B. Fröb , Albert Roura , Enric Verdaguer

We study the correlators for interacting quantum field theory in the flat chart of de Sitter space at all orders in perturbation. The correlators are calculated in the in-in formalism which are often applied to the calculations in the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-01-11 Yusuke Korai , Takahiro Tanaka

We compute the one-loop quantum corrections to the gravitational potentials of a spinning point particle in a de Sitter background, due to the vacuum polarisation induced by conformal fields in an effective field theory approach. We…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-04-19 Markus B. Fröb , Enric Verdaguer

We discuss several aspects of quantum field theory of a scalar field in a Friedmann universe, clarifying and highlighting several conceptual and technical issues. (A) We show that one can map the dynamics of (1) a massless scalar field in a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-01-17 Kinjalk Lochan , Karthik Rajeev , Amit Vikram , T. Padmanabhan

We derive the leading quantum corrections to the gravitational potentials in a de Sitter background, due to the vacuum polarization from loops of conformal fields. Our results are valid for arbitrary conformal theories, even strongly…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-01-25 Markus B. Fröb , Enric Verdaguer

We investigate cosmological correlators for conformally coupled $\phi^4$ theory in four-dimensional de Sitter space. These \textit{in-in} correlators differ from scattering amplitudes for massless particles in flat space due to the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-03-01 Chandramouli Chowdhury , Arthur Lipstein , Jiajie Mei , Ivo Sachs , Pierre Vanhove

We consider massive \lambda\phi^4 theory in de Sitter background. The mass of the scalar field \phi is chosen small enough, such that the amplification of superhorizon momentum modes leads to a significant enhancement of infrared…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-03-12 Bjorn Garbrecht , Gerasimos Rigopoulos , Yi Zhu

Recent theoretical work has revealed that basic observables of quantum field theory in de Sitter space, known as in-in or cosmological correlators, exhibit surprisingly simple mathematical structure reminiscent of scattering amplitudes in…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-02-04 Chandramouli Chowdhury , Sadra Jazayeri , Arthur Lipstein , Joe Marshall , Jiajie Mei , Ivo Sachs

In a spacetime with no global timelike Killing vector, we do not have a natural choice for the vacuum state of matter fields, leading to an ambiguity in defining the Feynman propagators. In this paper, taking the vacuum state to be the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2013-07-24 Masafumi Fukuma , Yuho Sakatani , Sotaro Sugishita

We show that there is only one physically acceptable vacuum state for quantum fields in de Sitter space-time which is left invariant under the action of the de Sitter-Lorentz group $SO(1,d)$ and supply its physical interpretation in terms…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-06-30 Aharon Casher , Pawel O. Mazur , Andrzej J. Staruszkiewicz

We consider the linearized semiclassical Einstein equations for small deviations around de Sitter spacetime including the vacuum polarization effects of conformal fields. Employing the method of order reduction, we find the exact solutions…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-06-06 Markus B. Fröb , Demetrios B. Papadopoulos , Albert Roura , Enric Verdaguer

Using an approach similar to arXiv:2409.15460, we give a new proof of the nonlinear stability of de Sitter space as a solution to the Einstein vacuum equations with positive cosmological constant in $n+1$ dimensions, with $n\geq3$. Using…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-05-06 Maurus Leimbacher

Anti-de Sitter spacetime and the static patch of de Sitter spacetime are arenas for investigating thermal and finite-size effects seen by an accelerated quantum observer. We consider an Unruh-DeWitt detector in uniform circular motion…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-06-26 Cameron R. D. Bunney , Jorma Louko

Backreactions are considered in a de Sitter spacetime whose cosmological constant is generated by the potential of scalar field. The leading order gravitational effect of nonlinear matter fluctuations is analyzed and it is found that the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 B. Losic , W. G. Unruh

We show that position space correlators of a Poincare invariant quantum field theory can be recast in terms of conformally invariant correlators, in other words, as functions of conformal cross ratios. In particular, we show that…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-12-31 Siddharth G. Prabhu

The calculation of loop corrections to the correlation functions of quantum fields during inflation or in the de~Sitter background presents greater challenges than in flat space due to the more complicated form of the mode functions. While…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-12-13 Martin Beneke , Patrick Hager , Andrea F. Sanfilippo

We consider scalar field theory in de Sitter space with a general vacuum invariant under the continuously connected symmetries of the de Sitter group. We begin by reviewing approaches to define this as a perturbative quantum field theory.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-10 Kevin Goldstein , David A. Lowe
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