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Abstract: (arXiv)
We derive the renormalized nonequilibrium equations of motion for a scalar field and its quantum back reaction in a conformally flat Friedmann-Robertson-Walker universe. We use a fully covariant formalism proposed by us recently for handling numerically and analytically nonequilibrium dynamics in one-loop approximation. The system is assumed to be in a conformal vacuum state initially. We use dimensional regularization; we find that the counter terms can be chosen independent of the initial conditions though the divergent leading order graphs do depend on them.
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  • 14 pages, RevTeX, some obvious typos corrected
  • 98.80.Cq
  • 11.10.Gh
  • 11.15.Kc
  • 11.10.Wx
  • Friedman model
  • space-time: Robertson-Walker
  • field theory: scalar
  • effect: back reaction
  • renormalization
  • perturbation theory