Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: We propose a new framework for computing late-time cosmological correlators in de Sitter spacetime by analytic continuation from the Euclidean sphere. In this framework, correlators of arbitrary massive scalar fields take the universal form of generalized Euler integrals. Using this representation, we reproduce the results obtained using the Schwinger-Keldysh formalism for a range of tree-level and loop diagrams, providing nontrivial checks of the equivalence between the Euclidean and the in-in formalisms. We further show that a Landau analysis of the generalized Euler integrals determines the singularities of the corresponding correlators in momentum space. This framework provides a systematic approach to studying the analytic structure of cosmological correlators.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Katsevich, Andrei, Sun, Zimo
Institutions: Princeton University, Institute for Advanced Study
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: U.S. Department of Energy
OpenAlex ID: W7223099965