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Vacuum polarization and photon mass in inflation

We give a pedagogical review of a mechanism through which long wave length photons can become massive during inflation. Our account begins with a discussion of the period of exponentially rapid expansion known as inflation. We next describe how, when the universe is not expanding, quantum fluctuatio...

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Autores principales: Prokopec, Tomislav, Woodard, Richard P.
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1596180
http://cds.cern.ch/record/609238