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Towards the non-perturbative cosmological bootstrap

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We study quantum field theory on a de Sitter spacetime dS$_{d+1}$ background. Our main tool is the Hilbert space decomposition in irreducible unitary representations of its isometry group $SO(d+1,1)$. As the first application of the Hilbert space formalism, we recover the K\"allen-Lehmann spectral decomposition of the scalar bulk two-point function. In the process, we exhibit a relation between poles in the corresponding spectral densities and the boundary CFT data. Moreover, we derive an inversion formula for the spectral density through analytical continuation from the sphere and use it to find the spectral decompisiton for a few examples. Next, we study the conformal partial wave decomposition of the four-point functions of boundary operators. These correlation functions are very similar to the ones of standard conformal field theory, but have different positivity properties that follow from unitarity in de Sitter. We conclude by proposing a non-perturbative conformal bootstrap approach to the study of these late-time four-point functions, and we illustrate our proposal with a concrete example for QFT in dS$_2$.

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Kontorovich-Lebedev-Fourier Space for de Sitter Correlators

hep-th · 2026-04-16 · unverdicted · novelty 8.0

A Kontorovich-Lebedev-Fourier space is built for (d+1)-dimensional de Sitter correlators from the Casimir operator of SO(1,d+1), producing rational propagators and Feynman rules that turn tree and loop diagrams into spectral integrals and orthogonality relations.

De Sitter Momentum Space

hep-th · 2026-01-21 · unverdicted · novelty 8.0

A Kontorovitch-Lebedev-Fourier momentum space is constructed for de Sitter QFT where the dS frequency labels unitary representations, making equations algebraic and propagators simple like in flat space.

Cosmological Correlators in KLF and the Double-Exchange

hep-th · 2026-07-06 · conditional · novelty 7.0

The double-exchange cosmological correlator is computed in KLF space, yielding a double series over hypergeometric functions that improves on prior four-layer representations.

Laplace Space for Cosmological Correlators

hep-th · 2026-06-25 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

Laplace transform converts cosmological correlator diagrams into flat-space integrals against kernels, yielding a closed-form rapidly convergent series for the massive single-exchange case valid across the full kinematic domain.

Medicine show: A Calogero model with principal series states

hep-th · 2025-07-23 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

A deformed Calogero model accommodates unitary principal series states of sl(2,R) via operator domain changes, preserving unitarity and invariance while altering integrability, with solutions for N=2 and 3.

Extraordinary Surface Criticalities for Interacting Fermions

hep-th · 2026-04-16 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0 · 2 refs

Exact infrared solutions for surface criticalities in the Gross-Neveu-Yukawa model encode fermionic anomalies in surface dynamics and reveal emergent structures linked to a defect version of the CFT distance conjecture.

Massive Exchange and the Sign of the Equilateral Bispectrum

hep-th · 2026-04-07 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

The equilateral bispectrum from massive scalar exchange in inflation is not universally negative in the full EFT of inflation; its sign depends on a critical ratio of operator coefficients.

A Compact Story of Positivity in de Sitter

hep-th · 2025-08-11 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Compares two methods to resolve disagreements and prove positivity of anomalous dimensions for principal series fields coupled to compact scalar operators in de Sitter space.

An Alternative Viewpoint on Kinematic Flow from Tubing Splitting

hep-th · 2026-05-18 · unverdicted · novelty 3.0

Reversing the direction of tubing evolution yields splitting rules that reproduce the kinematic flow differential equations at tree level and suggest time emerges from kinematic space in conformally coupled scalar models and tr phi^3 theory.

De Sitter Representations

hep-th · 2026-06-24 · unverdicted · novelty 0.0

Review of so(1,D) representations for de Sitter space across all D, covering mixed symmetry and fermions, connected to propagating fields.

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  • Massive Cosmological Correlators from Flat Space: a Laplace-Space Approach hep-th · 2026-06-25 · unverdicted · none · ref 26

    A Laplace-space representation converts massive single-exchange cosmological correlators in de Sitter into a rapidly convergent series derived from flat-space integrals.

  • Kontorovich-Lebedev-Fourier Space for de Sitter Correlators hep-th · 2026-04-16 · unverdicted · none · ref 26

    A Kontorovich-Lebedev-Fourier space is built for (d+1)-dimensional de Sitter correlators from the Casimir operator of SO(1,d+1), producing rational propagators and Feynman rules that turn tree and loop diagrams into spectral integrals and orthogonality relations.

  • De Sitter Momentum Space hep-th · 2026-01-21 · unverdicted · none · ref 35

    A Kontorovitch-Lebedev-Fourier momentum space is constructed for de Sitter QFT where the dS frequency labels unitary representations, making equations algebraic and propagators simple like in flat space.

  • Every Wrinkle Carries A Memory: An Integro-differential Bootstrap for Features in Cosmological Correlators hep-th · 2025-10-31 · unverdicted · none · ref 3

    Derives integro-differential boundary equations from bulk locality for scale-breaking cosmological correlators with oscillating heavy-field masses and solves them analytically and numerically to reveal enhanced collider signals.

  • Cosmological Correlators in KLF and the Double-Exchange hep-th · 2026-07-06 · conditional · none · ref 42 · internal anchor

    The double-exchange cosmological correlator is computed in KLF space, yielding a double series over hypergeometric functions that improves on prior four-layer representations.

  • Laplace Space for Cosmological Correlators hep-th · 2026-06-25 · unverdicted · none · ref 13

    Laplace transform converts cosmological correlator diagrams into flat-space integrals against kernels, yielding a closed-form rapidly convergent series for the massive single-exchange case valid across the full kinematic domain.

  • Medicine show: A Calogero model with principal series states hep-th · 2025-07-23 · unverdicted · none · ref 25

    A deformed Calogero model accommodates unitary principal series states of sl(2,R) via operator domain changes, preserving unitarity and invariance while altering integrability, with solutions for N=2 and 3.

  • Extraordinary Surface Criticalities for Interacting Fermions hep-th · 2026-04-16 · unverdicted · none · ref 113 · 2 links

    Exact infrared solutions for surface criticalities in the Gross-Neveu-Yukawa model encode fermionic anomalies in surface dynamics and reveal emergent structures linked to a defect version of the CFT distance conjecture.

  • Massive Exchange and the Sign of the Equilateral Bispectrum hep-th · 2026-04-07 · unverdicted · none · ref 82

    The equilateral bispectrum from massive scalar exchange in inflation is not universally negative in the full EFT of inflation; its sign depends on a critical ratio of operator coefficients.

  • A Compact Story of Positivity in de Sitter hep-th · 2025-08-11 · unverdicted · none · ref 45

    Compares two methods to resolve disagreements and prove positivity of anomalous dimensions for principal series fields coupled to compact scalar operators in de Sitter space.

  • A Match Made in Heaven: Linking Observables in Inflationary Cosmology hep-th · 2025-05-21 · unverdicted · none · ref 32

    In dynamical Chern-Simons inflation the parity-odd trispectrum is a double copy of the mixed bispectrum and parity-odd power spectrum via a prior factorization formula.

  • An Alternative Viewpoint on Kinematic Flow from Tubing Splitting hep-th · 2026-05-18 · unverdicted · none · ref 36

    Reversing the direction of tubing evolution yields splitting rules that reproduce the kinematic flow differential equations at tree level and suggest time emerges from kinematic space in conformally coupled scalar models and tr phi^3 theory.

  • De Sitter Representations hep-th · 2026-06-24 · unverdicted · none · ref 27

    Review of so(1,D) representations for de Sitter space across all D, covering mixed symmetry and fermions, connected to propagating fields.