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Choice of Quantum Vacuum for Inflation Observables

Melo Wood-Saanaoui , Rudnei O. Ramos , Arjun Berera

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keywords inflationalpha-vacuumBunch-Davies vacuumStarobinsky modelPlanck constraintsscalar spectral indexde Sitter vacuum

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Alpha-vacuum choices for inflation produce corrections to observables that are tightly limited by Planck data.

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The paper computes how an alpha-vacuum instead of the standard Bunch-Davies vacuum alters the scalar spectral index, its first running, and its second running inside the Starobinsky model. These shifts are shown to be small enough that the latest Planck measurements already restrict how far the alpha-vacuum parameter can deviate from zero. The authors further verify that the associated energy scale can sit at the Hubble scale for any number of extra dimensions while remaining consistent with laboratory bounds on short-range gravity. A reader cares because the result narrows the allowed quantum initial conditions for the early universe without introducing new conflicts with existing tests.

Core claim

Within the Starobinsky inflationary model, adopting an α-vacuum instead of the Bunch-Davies vacuum induces corrections to the scalar spectral index, its running, and the running of the running. These corrections are subject to stringent constraints from the latest Planck data, demonstrating that the α-vacuum is limited as a de Sitter-invariant alternative to the Euclidean Bunch-Davies vacuum. The relevant energy scale for α-vacua can be truncated at the Hubble scale of order 10^13 GeV for any number of extra spatial dimensions without conflict with Cavendish-type bounds on sub-millimeter gravity.

What carries the argument

The α-vacuum, a one-parameter family of de Sitter-invariant states that modifies the initial mode functions of scalar perturbations and thereby shifts the primordial power spectrum.

If this is right

The scalar spectral index and its two runnings receive explicit corrections proportional to the α parameter.
Planck 2018 data already force these corrections to remain small, limiting the allowed range of α.
The Hubble-scale truncation of the α-vacuum energy remains compatible with gravity tests even when extra dimensions are present.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

The same Planck bound on α may restrict vacuum choices in other single-field models that share the same slow-roll background.
Next-generation CMB experiments could shrink the allowed α interval further or push it to zero.
Small residual α values would still preserve the standard predictions while allowing a mild departure from the usual Bunch-Davies initial state.

Load-bearing premise

That the energy scale associated with α-vacua can be truncated at the Hubble scale for any number of extra spatial dimensions without violating current Cavendish-type bounds on gravity at sub-millimeter distances.

What would settle it

A future measurement of the running of the running of the scalar spectral index lying outside the narrow window allowed by Planck data under the α-vacuum would show that the claimed constraints are not satisfied.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2602.22116 by Arjun Berera, Melo Wood-Saanaoui, Rudnei O. Ramos.

**Figure 2.** Figure 2: Range of values that satisfy R < rcav in terms of the number of extra spatial dimensions n and the energy scale of gravity on the bulk M∗. 4. Numerical Comparison of Cosmological Observables We now compute explicit predictions for the scalar spectral index ns , its running αs , and the running of the running βs in the α-vacuum using Equations (30)–(32). These predictions are compared with the corresponding… view at source ↗

**Figure 3.** Figure 3: Normalization of the Starobinsky potential as a function of λ, computed using the full power spectrum result Equation (19). The dashed line shows the BD limit [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_3.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 4.** Figure 4: displays the λ-dependence of ns , αs , and βs in the Starobinsky model. In each case, the corrections saturate for λ ≲ O(1), corresponding to a cutoff scale near the Hubble scale during inflation. To quantify the deviations from the BD case, we expand Equations (30)–(32) for small λ. Subtracting the BD expressions yields ∆ns = 2ϵV + O(λ 2 ), (52) ∆αs = 4ϵV(2ϵV − ηV) + O(λ 2 ), (53) ∆βs = 4ϵV 2η 2 V + ξ 2… view at source ↗

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We investigate the modifications to inflationary observables that arise when adopting an $\alpha$-vacuum instead of the standard Bunch--Davies vacuum for quantum fluctuations during inflation. Within the Starobinsky inflationary model, we compute and compare the scalar spectral index, its running, and the running of the running arising from different choices of the initial vacuum state. We further examine the energy scales associated with $\alpha$-vacua and argue that, for any number of extra spatial dimensions, the relevant scale can be truncated at the Hubble scale, $\sim$$\mathcal{O}(10^{13})\,\mathrm{GeV}$, without conflict with current Cavendish-type experimental bounds on sub-millimeter gravity ($\sim$$250\,\mu\mathrm{m}$). Our analysis demonstrates that the $\alpha$-vacuum is subject to stringent constraints as a viable de~Sitter-invariant alternative to the Euclidean (Bunch--Davies) vacuum, with the corrections that it induces in the inflationary observables being strongly limited by the latest Planck data.

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The paper computes explicit bounds on α-vacua in Starobinsky inflation from Planck data, but the extra-dimension truncation step rests on an external bound without a clear internal check.

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The main thing to know is that α-vacua produce only small corrections to the spectral index, its running, and the running of the running in the Starobinsky model, and those corrections fall inside current Planck limits for small α. The work takes the standard α-vacuum definition and works out the observables numerically for that specific potential, then compares them directly to the data. That gives a concrete, model-specific limit rather than a general statement. They also try to cap the relevant energy scale at the Hubble scale for any number of extra dimensions by appealing to Cavendish-type bounds around 250 microns. The calculations themselves look straightforward and they do address the higher-order runnings, which is a step beyond the usual n_s focus. Credit for doing the explicit comparison instead of stopping at a qualitative argument. The soft spot is the truncation claim. It asserts that the scale can be cut off at H ~ 10^13 GeV without conflict for arbitrary extra dimensions, but the justification leans on the external experimental bound without showing how the effective 4D cutoff behaves under compactification or why higher scales are automatically ruled out. If that step is loose, the allowed range for α widens and the Planck constraint weakens. The rest of the argument follows from the vacuum choice and the potential, so the central result holds if the scale is accepted. This is for people who work on inflationary initial states and want updated numbers for a popular model. A reader who cares about how vacuum choice feeds into CMB observables will get usable constraints. It deserves peer review because the computations are there and the question is live, even though the extra-dimension part needs tightening.

Referee Report

1 major / 2 minor

Summary. The paper claims that in the Starobinsky inflationary model, switching from the Bunch-Davies vacuum to an α-vacuum produces modifications to the scalar spectral index n_s, its running α_s, and the running of the running β_s. Explicit computations of these observables are compared to Planck limits, and the manuscript argues that the relevant energy scale of α-vacua can be truncated at the Hubble scale ~O(10^13) GeV for any number of extra spatial dimensions without conflicting with Cavendish-type bounds on sub-millimeter gravity (~250 μm). The central conclusion is that α-vacua are subject to stringent constraints as de Sitter-invariant alternatives, with induced corrections to inflationary observables being strongly limited by current data.

Significance. If the truncation argument and explicit computations hold, the result would tighten the viability of α-vacua as alternatives to the Euclidean vacuum in inflationary cosmology, providing concrete Planck-derived bounds on the α parameter and reinforcing the standard Bunch-Davies choice. This has potential implications for quantum field theory on de Sitter backgrounds and models with extra dimensions, particularly if the higher-D truncation can be shown to be robust.

major comments (1)

[Abstract] Abstract (energy-scale truncation paragraph): the claim that the α-vacuum energy scale can be capped at the Hubble scale for arbitrary numbers of extra dimensions without violating Cavendish bounds is load-bearing for the assertion of 'stringent constraints' from Planck data; a higher allowed scale would loosen the limits on α, yet the manuscript provides no explicit derivation of the effective 4D cutoff or internal cross-check against compactification-radius effects on the gravitational force law.

minor comments (2)

The abstract states that explicit computations were performed and compared to Planck limits, but the provided text does not display the derivation steps, error budgets, or numerical methods; adding these (perhaps in a dedicated methods subsection) would allow independent verification.
Notation for the α-vacuum state and its relation to the mode functions should be defined more explicitly at first use to facilitate reproduction of the n_s, α_s, and β_s results.

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We thank the referee for their careful reading of the manuscript and for identifying a key point that requires clarification. The concern regarding the energy-scale truncation argument is well-taken, as it underpins the strength of the Planck-derived constraints on α-vacua. Below we respond directly to the major comment and describe the revisions we will make to strengthen the presentation.

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Referee: [Abstract] Abstract (energy-scale truncation paragraph): the claim that the α-vacuum energy scale can be capped at the Hubble scale for arbitrary numbers of extra dimensions without violating Cavendish bounds is load-bearing for the assertion of 'stringent constraints' from Planck data; a higher allowed scale would loosen the limits on α, yet the manuscript provides no explicit derivation of the effective 4D cutoff or internal cross-check against compactification-radius effects on the gravitational force law.

Authors: We agree that an explicit derivation of the effective 4D cutoff would improve the manuscript and make the truncation argument more transparent. The truncation at the Hubble scale follows from the fact that any compactification radius larger than the Cavendish bound (~250 μm) would produce observable deviations from Newtonian gravity in four dimensions, independent of the number of extra dimensions; the corresponding energy scale is many orders of magnitude above the inflationary Hubble scale (~10^13 GeV). To address the referee's point, we will add a short new subsection (Section 4.3) that (i) derives the effective four-dimensional cutoff by integrating out the extra-dimensional modes, (ii) shows that the resulting bound on the α-vacuum scale remains O(10^13) GeV for arbitrary numbers of extra dimensions, and (iii) includes a brief cross-check confirming consistency with the modified gravitational force law at sub-millimeter distances. These additions will be referenced from the abstract and will not change the numerical results or conclusions. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; derivations are direct computations from vacuum definition plus external bounds

full rationale

The paper computes scalar spectral index, running, and running-of-running directly from the α-vacuum mode functions in the Starobinsky model and compares the resulting corrections to Planck data. The truncation of the relevant α-vacuum energy scale at the Hubble scale (for arbitrary extra dimensions) is justified by compatibility with independent Cavendish-type experimental limits on sub-millimeter gravity; this step invokes external bounds rather than any internal fit, self-definition, or self-citation chain. No load-bearing step reduces by construction to the paper's own inputs or prior self-citations. The analysis remains self-contained against external benchmarks.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The analysis rests on the standard definition of α-vacua, the Starobinsky inflationary potential, and the assumption that extra-dimensional effects can be cut off at the Hubble scale. No new entities are introduced.

free parameters (1)

α
Parameter labeling the family of α-vacua; its allowed range is constrained by the observables but its specific values are not derived from first principles.

axioms (2)

domain assumption Starobinsky model provides the background inflationary dynamics
The potential and slow-roll regime are taken as given for the computation of observables.
domain assumption α-vacua remain de Sitter invariant alternatives to Bunch-Davies
Invoked when arguing they are viable but constrained options.

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