The exact WKB and the Landau-Zener transition for asymmetry in cosmological particle production
Seishi Enomoto, Tomohiro Matsuda
Abstract
A bstract Cosmological particle production by a time-dependent scalar field is common in cosmology. We focus on the mechanism of asymmetry production when interaction explicitly violates symmetry and its motion is rapid enough to create particles by itself. Combining the exact WKB analysis and the Landau-Zener transition, we point out that perturbation before the non-perturbative analysis may drastically change the structure of the Stokes lines of the theory. The Exact WKB can play an important role in avoiding such discrepancies.
Topics & Concepts
WKB approximationPhysicsAsymmetryScalar fieldZener diodePerturbation (astronomy)CosmologyScalar (mathematics)Quantum electrodynamicsSymmetry (geometry)Perturbation theory (quantum mechanics)Quantum mechanicsClassical mechanicsMathematicsVoltageGeometryResistorCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesDark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaQuantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect