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Friction in inflaton equations of motion

Ian D. Lawrie

hep-pharXiv:hep-ph/0204184

Abstract

The possibility of a friction term in the equation of motion for a scalar field is investigated in non-equilibrium field theory. The results obtained differ greatly from existing estimates based on linear response theory, and suggest that dissipation is not well represented by a term of the form ηϕ.

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