학술논문

Towards Systematic Evaluation of de Sitter Correlators via Generalized Integration-By-Parts Relations
Document Type
Working Paper
Source
JHEP06(2024)199
Subject
High Energy Physics - Theory
Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Language
Abstract
We generalize Integration-By-Parts (IBP) and differential equations methods to de Sitter correlators related to inflation. While massive correlators in de Sitter spacetime are usually regarded as highly intricate, we find they have remarkably hidden concise structures from the perspective of IBP. We find the factorization of the IBP relations of each vertex integral family corresponding to $\mathrm{d} \tau_i$ integration. Furthermore, with a smart construction of master integrals, the universal formulas for iterative reduction and $\mathrm{d} \log$-form differential equations of arbitrary vertex integral family are presented and proved. These formulas dominate all tree-level de Sitter correlators and play a kernel role at the loop-level as well.
Comment: 26 pages, 2 figures. Important revision: corrected a mistake and fixed typos. Accepted version