Decay Properties of the Vacuum and Thermal Two-Point Functions in Curved Spacetimes for a Massive Interacting Scalar Field

LQP 36 Foundations and Constructive Aspects of Quantum Field Theory
Samuel Rutili on May 30, 2015
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In this talk I will discuss the main problems in building a consistent AQFT in Schwarzschild spacetime for a thermal system ruled by an interacting and massive scalar field, extending the methods and the results of Fredenhagen and Lindner. In particular I will focus on the decay rate of the vacuum two-point function along spatial directions, showing that, despite the non vanishing curvature, a KMS state for the interacting system can be constructed. Eventually I will comment on the applicability of this scheme to generic, stationary, asymptotically Minkowskian spacetimes. Joint work with Claudio Dappiaggi.