Published May 1, 2005 | Version v1
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A remark on alpha vacua for quantum field theories on de Sitter space

Creators

  • 1. II. Inst. f. Theoretische Physik, Universitaet Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, D-22761 Hamburg (Germany)
  • 2. Inst. f. Theoretische Physik, Universitaet Goettingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, D-37077 Goettingen (Germany)

Description

It is shown that the so-called α-vacua which have been proposed as candidates for states of free quantum fields on de Sitter space have infinitely strong fluctuations for typical observables as the averaged renormalized energy momentum tensor

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/1126-6708/2005/i=05/a=063/jhep052005063.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of High Energy Physics (ISSN 1029-8479) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://stacks.iop.org/1126-6708/2005/i=05/a=063/jhep052005063.pdf; http://www.iop.org/;
DOI
10.1088/1126-6708/2005/05/063;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of High Energy Physics
Journal Volume
2005
Journal Issue
05
Journal Page Range
p. 063
ISSN
1126-6708

INIS

Country of Publication
Italy
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36096435
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
DE SITTER GROUP; ENERGY-MOMENTUM TENSOR; FLUCTUATIONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SPACE; VACUUM STATES
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; LIE GROUPS; SYMMETRY GROUPS; TENSORS; VARIATIONS