ON THE PHASE-SPACE VOLUME OF PRIMORDIAL COSMOLOGICAL PERTURBATIONS

Citation
J. Lesgourgues et al., ON THE PHASE-SPACE VOLUME OF PRIMORDIAL COSMOLOGICAL PERTURBATIONS, Classical and quantum gravity, 14(4), 1997, pp. 881-888
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
ISSN journal
02649381
Volume
14
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
881 - 888
Database
ISI
SICI code
0264-9381(1997)14:4<881:OTPVOP>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We show how to determine the typical phase-space volume, Gamma, for pr imordial gravitational waves produced during an inflationary stage, wh ich is invariant under squeezing. An expression for Gamma is found in the long wavelength regime. The quasi-classical entropy of a pure vacu um initial state defined as the logarithm of Gamma module a constant r emains zero in spite of the generation of fluctuations (creation of re al gravitons).