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Time evolution of a scalar field in extended inflation

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The time evolution of a scalar field in extended inflation is evaluated in a fully quantized manner. The result is essential to the computation of density fluctuation in the early universe.

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, 01002, Amherst, MA, USA

    M. J. Wang

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Wang, M.J. Time evolution of a scalar field in extended inflation. Nuov Cim B 109, 1011–1015 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02726147

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