Published May 3, 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Hubble induced mass in radiation-dominated universe

  • 1. Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8568 (Japan)
  • 2. Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582 (Japan)

Description

We reconsider the effective mass of a scalar field which interact with visible sector via Planck-suppressed coupling in supergravity framework. We focus on the radiation-dominated (RD) era after inflation. In this era, the effective mass is given by thermal average of interaction terms. To make our analysis clear, we rely on Kadanoff-Baym equations to evaluate the thermal average. We find that, in RD era, a scalar field acquires the effective mass of the order of H.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2012.03.069

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2012.03.069;
arXiv
arXiv:1112.5823v3;
PII
S0370-2693(12)00353-X;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
711
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 173-177
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Syrian Arab Republic
INIS RN
43122125
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
COUPLING; EFFECTIVE MASS; INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE; INTERACTIONS; SCALAR FIELDS; SUPERGRAVITY
Descriptors DEC
COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; FIELD THEORIES; MASS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES

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