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arxiv: hep-th/0108119 · v2 · submitted 2001-08-16 · ✦ hep-th

Quantization of the massless minimally coupled scalar field and the dS/CFT correspondence

classification ✦ hep-th
keywords masslessfieldsittercorrespondencecoupledeuclideanminimallyquantization
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We consider the quantization of the massless minimally coupled scalar field in de Sitter spacetime. The no-boundary Euclidean prescription naturally picks out the de Sitter invariant vacuum state of Kirsten and Garriga. We extend Strominger's dS/CFT correspondence to this case which allows us to interpret the massless field in terms of a Euclidean CFT. The extension is non-trivial and requires careful treatment of the zero mode. Since the graviton is massless, this work may also be considered a step towards a theory of gravity in de Sitter space.

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