Published June 18, 2001 | Version v1
Journal article

Coarse-grained field wave function in stochastic inflation

Description

The wave function for the matter field fluctuations in the infrared sector is studied within the framework of inflationary cosmology. These fluctuations are described by a coarse-grained field which takes into account only the modes with wavelength much bigger than the size of the Hubble horizon. The case of a power-law expanding universe is considered and it is found that the relevant phase-space (phicg,Pphicg) remains coherent under certain circumstances. In this case the classical stochastic treatment for matter field fluctuations is not valid, however, for p>4.6, the system loses its coherence and a classical stochastic approximation is allowed

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Identifiers

PII
S0550321301001961;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B
Journal Volume
604
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 441-451
ISSN
0550-3213
CODEN
NUPBBO

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35029795
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
COSMOLOGY; FIELD THEORIES; FLUCTUATIONS; INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE; PHASE SPACE; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; WAVE FUNCTIONS
Descriptors DEC
COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; SPACE; VARIATIONS

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Copyright (c) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.