3 papers
hep-th2026
Tensor Catalyzed Decoherence of Primordial Scalar Fluctuations
C. P. Burgess, D. Dineen, R. Holman +1
We provide the first complete calculation of the leading contribution to the decoherence of primordial fluctuations in the scalar part of the metric fluctuations within simplest, s…
gr-qc2025
Inflationary Decoherence from the Gravitational Floor
C. P. Burgess, R. Holman, Greg Kaplanek
We re-examine the decoherence rate of primordial fluctuations within minimal inflationary models, using only the gravitational interactions required for the underlying fluctuation-…
hep-th2024
Does decoherence violate decoupling?
C. P. Burgess, Thomas Colas, R. Holman +1
Recent calculations in both flat and de Sitter spacetimes have highlighted a tension between the decoupling of high-energy physics from low-energy degrees of freedom and the expect…