Abstract
We solve the effective Dirac equation for massless fermions during inflation in the simplest gauge, including all one loop corrections from quantum gravity. At late times the result for a spatial plane wave behaves as if the classical solution were subjected to a time-dependent field strength renormalization of Z2(t)=1-174πGH2ln(a)+O(G2). We show that this also follows from making the Hartree approximation, although the numerical coefficients differ.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 024021 |
Journal | Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)