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Graviton Corrections to Vacuum Polarization during Inflation

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We use dimensional regularization to compute the one loop quantum gravitational contribution to the vacuum polarization on de Sitter background. Adding the appropriate BPHZ counterterms gives a fully renormalized result which can be used to quantum correct Maxwell's equations. We use the Hartree approximation to argue that the electric field strengths of photons experience a secular suppression during inflation.

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gr-qc 1 hep-th 1

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2026 1 2025 1

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