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# Generating Entangled Inflationary Quantum States

@article{Holman2019GeneratingEI,
title={Generating Entangled Inflationary Quantum States},
author={R. Holman and Beno{\^i}t Richard},
journal={arXiv: High Energy Physics - Theory},
year={2019}
}
• Published 1 February 2019
• Physics
• arXiv: High Energy Physics - Theory
Entangled inflationary quantum states offer an interesting alternative to the standard Bunch-Davies vacuum. While they can be viewed from the point of view of a theory of effective initial states, it has been unclear exactly how such states might be generated. Using a model involving two scalar fields $\Phi,\Sigma$ we show that if {\em both} fields have non-zero time dependent expectation values $\phi,\sigma$ respectively, and if the interaction potential $V(\Phi,\Sigma)$ when evaluated at…
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