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We propose a complete microscopic definition of the Hilbert space of minimal higher spin de Sitter quantum gravity and its Hartle-Hawking vacuum state. The fundamental degrees of freedom are $2N$ bosonic fields living on the future…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-11-29 Dionysios Anninos , Frederik Denef , Ruben Monten , Zimo Sun

We study de Sitter JT gravity in the canonical formulation to illustrate constructions of Hilbert spaces in quantum gravity, which is challenging due to the Hamiltonian constraints. The key ideas include representing states as "invariants"…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-10-17 Jesse Held , Henry Maxfield

We study the decomposition of the Hilbert space of quantum field theory in $(d+1)$ dimensional de Sitter spacetime into Unitary Irreducible Representations (UIRs) of its isometry group \SO$(1,d+1)$. Firstly, we consider multi-particle…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-06-26 Joao Penedones , Kamran Salehi Vaziri , Zimo Sun

We obtain solutions of the Wheeler-DeWitt equation with positive cosmological constant for a closed universe in the large-volume limit. We argue that this space of solutions provides a complete basis for the Hilbert space of quantum gravity…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-08-15 Tuneer Chakraborty , Joydeep Chakravarty , Victor Godet , Priyadarshi Paul , Suvrat Raju

Perturbative gravity in global de Sitter space is subject to so-called linearization stability constraints: If they are to couple consistently to the gravitational field, quantum states must be invariant under the de Sitter isometries.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-01-16 Donald Marolf , Ian A. Morrison

We propose a theory of quantum gravity which formulates the quantum theory as a nonperturbative path integral, where each spacetime history appears with a weight given by the exponentiated Einstein-Hilbert action of the corresponding causal…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-05-12 J. Ambjorn , J. Jurkiewicz , R. Loll

We describe a simple gauge-fixing that leads to a construction of a quantum Hilbert space for quantum gravity in an asymptotically Anti de Sitter spacetime, valid to all orders of perturbation theory. The construction is motivated by a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-06-28 Edward Witten

The $S$-matrix formulation indicates that a consistent embedding of de Sitter state in quantum gravity is possible exclusively as an excited quantum state constructed on top of a valid $S$-matrix vacuum such as Minkowski. In the present…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-06-12 Lasha Berezhiani , Gia Dvali , Otari Sakhelashvili

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

We study quantum field theory on a de Sitter spacetime dS$_{d+1}$ background. Our main tool is the Hilbert space decomposition in irreducible unitary representations of its isometry group $SO(d+1,1)$. As the first application of the Hilbert…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-11-07 Matthijs Hogervorst , João Penedones , Kamran Salehi Vaziri

Perturbative gravity about a de Sitter background motivates a global picture of quantum dynamics in `eternal de Sitter space,' the theory of states which are asymptotically de Sitter to both future and past. Eternal de Sitter physics is…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Steven B. Giddings , Donald Marolf

We discuss the symmetry aspects of quantum field theory in global four-dimensional de Sitter spacetime linked to $SO(1,4)$ isometries. For the unitary irreducible representations relevant to elementary particles, we obtain explicit…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-04-13 Audrey Lindsay , Tomasz R. Taylor

We propose a new deformed Rieffel product for functions in de Sitter spacetime, and study the resulting deformation of quantum field theory in de Sitter using warped convolutions. This deformation is obtained by embedding de Sitter in a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-06-15 M. B. Fröb , A. Much

The quantum states or Hilbert spaces for the quantum field theory in de Sitter space-time are studied on ambient space formalism. In this formalism, the quantum states are only depended $(1)$ on the topological character of the de Sitter…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-07-27 M. V. Takook

The density of mass levels \rho(m) and the critical temperature for strings in de Sitter space-time are found. QFT and string theory in de Sitter space are compared. A `Dual'-transform is introduced which relates classical to quantum string…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-31 M. Ram'on Medrano , N. S'anchez

We analyze the asymptotic behavior of quantum fields and perturbative quantum gravity in de Sitter space. We show that the necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of a de Sitter invariant vacuum state in the free theory is if…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-03-27 Jonah Kudler-Flam , Kartik Prabhu , Gautam Satishchandran

Before we ask what the quantum gravity theory is, it is a legitimate quest to formulate a robust quantum field theory in curved spacetime (QFTCS). Several conceptual problems, especially unitarity loss (pure states evolving into mixed…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-12-31 K. Sravan Kumar , João Marto

We study Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity with positive cosmological constant as a model for de Sitter quantum gravity. We focus on the quantum mechanics of the model at past and future infinity. There is a Hilbert space of asymptotic states and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-07-15 Jordan Cotler , Kristan Jensen

We review the construction of ("free") elementary systems in de Sitter (dS) spacetime, in the Wigner sense, as associated with unitary irreducible representations (UIR's) of the dS (relativity) group. This study emphasizes the conceptual…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-05-01 Mohammad Enayati , Jean-Pierre Gazeau , Hamed Pejhan , Anzhong Wang

Successful applications of a conceptually novel setup of Quantum Field Theory, that accounts for all subtheories of the Standard Model (QED, Electroweak Interaction and Higgs, Yang-Mills and QCD) and beyond (Helicity 2), call for a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-09-19 Karl-Henning Rehren , Lucas T. Cardoso , Christian Gass , José M. Gracia-Bondía , Bert Schroer , Joseph C. Várilly
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