Stochastic quantum inflation for a canonical scalar field with linear self-interaction potential

Abstract

We apply Starobinsky's formalism of stochastic inflation to the case of a minimally coupled scalar field with linear self-interaction potential. We solve the corresponding Fokker-Planck equation exactly, and obtain analytical expressions for the stochastic expectation values.

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• Stochastic Inflationary Scalar Electrodynamics
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