Quantum Mechanics of Inflation

Fischler, W.; Ratra, Bharat; Susskind, Leonard

doi:10.1016/0550-3213(85)90011-2

Quantum Mechanics of Inflation

W. Fischler
(
- Texas U.
)
,
Bharat Ratra
(
- SLAC and
- Stanford U., Phys. Dept.
)
,
Leonard Susskind
(
- Stanford U., Phys. Dept.
)

1985

15 pages

Published in:

Nucl.Phys.B 259 (1985) 730,
Nucl.Phys.B 268 (1986) 747 (erratum)

Published: 1985

DOI:

10.1016/0550-3213(85)90011-2,
10.1016/0550-3213(86)90271-3 (erratum)

Report number:

ITP-775-STANFORD-REV,
ITP-775-STANFORD

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Abstract: (Elsevier)

We derive the Harrison-Zeldovich spectrum by perturbatively solving the Wheeller-DeWitt equations for an inflating universe coupled to a scalar field in 2 + 1 and 3 + 1 dimensions.

Note:

Expanded version

MODEL: INFLATION
QUANTUM MECHANICS
FIELD THEORY: SCALAR
FIELD THEORY: THREE-DIMENSIONAL
FIELD THEORY: FOUR-DIMENSIONAL
TWO-POINT FUNCTION
ENERGY: DENSITY
PERTURBATION THEORY

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