Stochastic dark energy from inflationary quantum fluctuations
Abstract We study the quantum backreaction from inflationary fluctuations of a very light, non-minimally coupled spectator scalar and show that it is a viable candidate for dark energy. The problem is solved by suitably adapting the formalism of stochastic inflation. This allows us to self-consisten...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-05-01
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Series: | European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-5862-5 |