We derive the semiclassical evolution of massless conformally coupled scalar matter in the de Sitter space-time from the Born-Oppenheimer reduction of the Wheeler-DeWitt equation. We find a remarkable difference with respect to the minimally coupled case: the effect of the quantum gravitational corrections does not depend on the momentum of the scalar mode up to second order in the Planck length and, therefore, there are no relevant corrections to the dispersion relation.
Inflation and the semiclassical dynamics of a conformal scalar field / G.L. Alberghi; C. Appignani; R. Casadio; F. Sbisa'; A. Tronconi. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW D, PARTICLES, FIELDS, GRAVITATION, AND COSMOLOGY. - ISSN 1550-7998. - STAMPA. - 77:(2008), pp. 044002-1-044002-10. [10.1103/PhysRevD.77.044002]
Inflation and the semiclassical dynamics of a conformal scalar field
ALBERGHI, GIAN LUIGI;CASADIO, ROBERTO;TRONCONI, ALESSANDRO
2008
Abstract
We derive the semiclassical evolution of massless conformally coupled scalar matter in the de Sitter space-time from the Born-Oppenheimer reduction of the Wheeler-DeWitt equation. We find a remarkable difference with respect to the minimally coupled case: the effect of the quantum gravitational corrections does not depend on the momentum of the scalar mode up to second order in the Planck length and, therefore, there are no relevant corrections to the dispersion relation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
