From the wavefunction of the Universe to in-in-correlators: a perturbative map to all orders
A bstract Both the Wavefunction of the Universe and the Schwinger-Keldysh in-in formalism are central tools for analyzing primordial cosmological observables, such as equal-time correlation functions. While their conceptual equivalence is well established, a systematic and explicit map between their diagrammatic expansions has remained elusive. In this article, I construct such a map by analyzing the relation between the two frameworks at the diagrammatic level. I show that diagrams contributing to correlation functions in the Wavefunction of the Universe approach can be uniquely reorganized into Schwinger-Keldysh diagrams. This correspondence holds to all orders in perturbation theory, including arbitrary numbers of interaction vertices and loops.
Authors
- Gonzalo A. Palma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5890-9554)
Institutions
- University of Chile (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of High Energy Physics
- Published
- 2026-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep06(2026)179
- Primary Topic
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00