A field theory characterization of interacting adiabatic particles in cosmology
arXiv:0806.1332 · doi:10.1088/0264-9381/25/15/154014
Abstract
We explore the adiabatic particle excitations of an interacting field in a cosmological background. By following the time-evolution of the quantum state corresponding to the particle excitation, we show how the basic properties characterizing the particle propagation can be recovered from the two-point propagators. As an application, we study the background-induced dissipative effects on the propagation of a two-level atom in an expanding universe.
20 pages, 2 figures. A contribution to the Proceedings of the International Workshop on Cosmology and Gravitation, Peyresq 12, June 16-22, 2007, Peyresq, France. Accepted for publication in Clas. Quant. Grav
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