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Inflation and squeezed quantum states

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The inflationary cosmology is analyzed from the point of view of squeezed quantum states. As noted by Grishchuk and Sidorov, the amplification of quantum fluctuations into macroscopic perturbations which occurs during cosmic inflation is a process of quantum squeezing. We carefully develop the squeezed state formalism and derive the equations that govern the evolution of a gaussian initial state. We derive the power spectrum of density perturbations for a simple inflationary model and discuss its features. We conclude that the squeezed state formalism provides an interesting framework within which to study the amplification process, but,in disagreement with the claims of Grishchuk and Sidorov, that it does {\em not} provide us with any new physical results.

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How Much Can Gravitons Be Squeezed?

gr-qc · 2026-05-14 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Superradiant axion-like-particle clouds around rotating black holes can generate multimode squeezed graviton states with 10^6-10^7 correlated quanta showing polarization correlations and quantum-noise signatures potentially detectable by future interferometers.

Squeezed Gravitons and One-Loop Self-Energy under Light-Cone Smearing

hep-th · 2026-05-07 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0 · 2 refs

Gravitons in different quantum states smear the light cone via operator treatment of Synge's world function, regularizing UV singularities in phi^3 and phi^4 one-loop diagrams with a 10^{-10} correction from primordial gravitons.

Geometric noise spectrum in interferometers

hep-th · 2026-01-25 · conditional · novelty 6.0

The noise spectrum an interferometer would see from quantum spacetime jitter is computed for vacuum, thermal, squeezed, and scalar-backreaction states; all are Planck-suppressed.

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  • Entanglement, Discord, and Residual Coherence in Scalar-Induced Gravitational Waves gr-qc · 2026-06-20 · unverdicted · none · ref 8 · internal anchor

    Residual anomalous coherence in scalar perturbations imprints on scalar-induced tensor modes, producing a correlated gravitational-wave background with nontrivial covariance and phase structure instead of a simple spectral shift.

  • How Much Can Gravitons Be Squeezed? gr-qc · 2026-05-14 · unverdicted · none · ref 20 · internal anchor

    Superradiant axion-like-particle clouds around rotating black holes can generate multimode squeezed graviton states with 10^6-10^7 correlated quanta showing polarization correlations and quantum-noise signatures potentially detectable by future interferometers.

  • Squeezed Gravitons and One-Loop Self-Energy under Light-Cone Smearing hep-th · 2026-05-07 · unverdicted · none · ref 27 · 2 links · internal anchor

    Gravitons in different quantum states smear the light cone via operator treatment of Synge's world function, regularizing UV singularities in phi^3 and phi^4 one-loop diagrams with a 10^{-10} correction from primordial gravitons.

  • Geometric noise spectrum in interferometers hep-th · 2026-01-25 · conditional · none · ref 72 · internal anchor

    The noise spectrum an interferometer would see from quantum spacetime jitter is computed for vacuum, thermal, squeezed, and scalar-backreaction states; all are Planck-suppressed.