Published November 1, 2015 | Version v1
Journal article

Late time solution for interacting scalar in accelerating spaces

  • 1. Institute for Theoretical Physics, Spinoza Institute and EMME$\Phi$, Utrecht University, Postbus 80.195, Utrecht, 3508 TD The Netherlands (Netherlands)

Description

We consider stochastic inflation in an interacting scalar field in spatially homogeneous accelerating space-times with a constant principal slow roll parameter ε. We show that, if the scalar potential is scale invariant (which is the case when scalar contains quartic self-interaction and couples non-minimally to gravity), the late-time solution on accelerating FLRW spaces can be described by a probability distribution function (PDF) ρ which is a function of φ/H only, where φ=φ( x-vector ) is the scalar field and H=H(t) denotes the Hubble parameter. We give explicit late-time solutions for ρarrow ρ(φ/H), and thereby find the order ε corrections to the Starobinsky-Yokoyama result. This PDF can then be used to calculate e.g. various n-point functions of the (self-interacting) scalar field, which are valid at late times in arbitrary accelerating space-times with ε= constant

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2015/11/016

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Journal Volume
2015
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 016
ISSN
1475-7516

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
47096125
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
CORRECTIONS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; POTENTIALS; PROBABILITY; SCALAR FIELDS; SCALARS; SPACE-TIME; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; VECTORS
Descriptors DEC
FUNCTIONS; TENSORS