Representing the vacuum polarization on de Sitter

DOI10.1063/1.4793987MaRDI QIDQ5397786zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Katie E. Leonard, T. Prokopec, R. P. Woodard

Publication date 24 February 2014

Published in Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1211.1342

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Covariant wave equations in quantum theory, relativistic quantum mechanics (81R20) Feynman diagrams (81T18) Quantum field theory on curved space or space-time backgrounds (81T20) Casimir effect in quantum field theory (81T55) Methods of quantum field theory in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C47)

Abstract: Previous studies of the vacuum polarization on de Sitter have demonstrated that there is a simple, noncovariant representation of it in which the physics is transparent. There is also a cumbersome, covariant representation in which the physics is obscure. Despite being unwieldy, the latter form has a powerful appeal for those who are concerned about de Sitter invariance. We show that nothing is lost by employing the simple, noncovariant representation because there is a closed form procedure for converting its structure functions to those of the covariant representation. We also present a vastly improved technique for reading off the noncovariant structure functions from the primitive diagrams. And we discuss the issue of representing the vacuum polarization for a general metric background.

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