Covariant two point function for minimally coupled scalar field in de Sitter space-time

dc.creatorTakook, Mohammad Vahid
dc.date2000-05-08
dc.date2000-10-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:24:55Z
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dc.descriptionIn a recent paper [1], it has been shown that negative norm states are indispensable for a fully covariant quantization of the minimally coupled scalar field in de Sitter space. Their presence, while leaving unchanged the physical content of the theory, offers an automatic and covariant renormalization of the vacuum energy divergence. This paper is a completion of our previous work. An explicit construction of the covariant two-point function of the ``massless'' minimally coupled scalar field in de Sitter space is given, which is free of any infrared divergence. The associated Schwinger commutator function and retarded Green's function are calculated in a fully gauge invariant way, which also means coordinate independent.
dc.description7 pages, LaTex; some details added
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0005020
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0005020
dc.identifierMod.Phys.Lett. A16 (2001) 1691-1698
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/33523
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.titleCovariant two point function for minimally coupled scalar field in de Sitter space-time
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