Intrinsic Entropy of Squeezed Quantum Fields and Nonequilibrium Quantum Dynamics of Cosmological Perturbations

Density contrasts in the universe are governed by scalar cosmological perturbations which, when expressed in terms of gauge-invariant variables, contain a classical component from scalar metric perturbations and a quantum component from inflaton field fluctuations. It has long been known that the ef...

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Main Authors: Jen-Tsung Hsiang, Bei-Lok Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/23/11/1544