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arxiv: 2509.02696 · v3 · submitted 2025-09-02 · ✦ hep-th · astro-ph.CO· gr-qc· hep-ph

Unitary and Analytic Renormalisation of Cosmological Correlators

Diksha Jain , Enrico Pajer , Xi Tong This is my paper

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keywords cosmological correlatorswavefunction coefficientsrenormalizationunitarityde Sitter spacetimeone-loop correctionseta regulators
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The imaginary part of one-loop wavefunction coefficients is fixed by the logarithmic running of the real part under unitarity and scale invariance.

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This paper studies how to remove ultraviolet divergences from one-loop contributions to cosmological correlators and wavefunctions in de Sitter space. It uses a shift-symmetric massless scalar as a toy model for primordial curvature perturbations and compares several regularization methods, including new analytic eta regulators. The central result is that unitarity, expressed through the cosmological optical theorem, together with scale invariance, forces the imaginary part of every one-loop coefficient to be determined by the logarithmic scale dependence of the real part. This provides regulator-independent predictions and resolves earlier disagreements in the literature on how to renormalize these quantities.

Core claim

Under the assumptions of scale invariance, Bunch-Davies vacuum and light bulk fields, the imaginary part of all one-loop wavefunction coefficients is universally fixed in terms of the logarithmic running of the real part. This follows directly from imposing the cosmological optical theorem. Different renormalization schemes, including dimensional regularization and a new class of unitary analytic eta regulators, agree on the final renormalized result and on this universal relation for the imaginary part.

What carries the argument

The cosmological optical theorem applied to wavefunction coefficients, which encodes unitarity and relates the imaginary part to the scale dependence of the real part when scale invariance holds.

If this is right

  • All one-loop wavefunction coefficients obey the same relation between their imaginary part and the running of their real part.
  • New analytic eta regulators reproduce the results of dimensional regularization while simplifying calculations.
  • Renormalized cosmological correlators become independent of the choice of regulator once unitarity is imposed.
  • Predictions for quantum corrections to primordial spectra can be made without regulator ambiguities at one loop.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same unitarity argument might determine imaginary parts at higher loop orders or for other light fields.
  • This relation could be used to cross-check numerical or analytic computations of loop corrections in inflation.
  • It suggests a possible link between the renormalization-group flow of real parts and the optical theorem in other expanding backgrounds.

Load-bearing premise

The toy model of a shift-symmetric massless scalar with Bunch-Davies initial conditions and light bulk fields is representative of primordial curvature perturbations and scale invariance holds throughout the relevant regime.

What would settle it

An explicit one-loop computation in a concrete model with scale invariance and Bunch-Davies conditions where the imaginary part of a wavefunction coefficient fails to equal the value predicted from the logarithmic derivative of the real part would falsify the universal relation.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2509.02696 by Diksha Jain, Enrico Pajer, Xi Tong.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: The quantum one-loop diagram that contributes to the two-point wavefunction coeffi [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: A general one-loop diagram contribution to the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p034_2.png] view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: We start from the blue contour in (C.17) and deform it to wind around the branch cut at (k, 3k). Then by the centrosymmetry of the integrand, we are allowed to extend this red contour to include the red loop around the other branch cut at (−3k, −k). At last, we merge the two red contours to form a large green circle at infinity, which vanishes by the large-q+ convergence of the integrand. Notice that k = |… view at source ↗
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Loop contributions to cosmological correlators and to the associated wavefunction are of key theoretical and phenomenological interest. Here, we investigate and compare different renormalisation schemes proposed in the literature to handle ultraviolet divergences and develop new schemes adapting $\eta$ regulators to de Sitter spacetime. We focus on one-loop contributions to the quadratic wavefunction coefficient of a shift-symmetric massless scalar in de Sitter spacetime, which is a good toy model of primordial curvature perturbations. We show that different implementations of dimensional regularisation agree with each other and with unitarity and scale invariance in the final renormalised result. Imposing unitarity in the form of the cosmological optical theorem, we define a class of unitary and analytic $\eta$ regulators that agree with dim reg but feature considerable technical and conceptual simplifications. We show that the imaginary part of all one-loop wavefunction coefficients is universally fixed in terms of the logarithmic running of the real part, under the assumptions of scale invariance, Bunch-Davies vacuum and light bulk fields. Our work resolves discrepancies in the literature, establishes regulator-independent predictions for the imaginary part at one loop, and provides a practical framework for computing quantum contributions to cosmological correlators.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript examines different renormalization schemes for handling ultraviolet divergences in one-loop contributions to cosmological correlators and wavefunctions in de Sitter spacetime. Using a toy model of a shift-symmetric massless scalar field with Bunch-Davies initial conditions, the authors compare implementations of dimensional regularization, introduce a new class of unitary and analytic η-regulators, and demonstrate their agreement. They further show that, under assumptions of scale invariance, Bunch-Davies vacuum, and light bulk fields, the imaginary part of all one-loop wavefunction coefficients is universally determined by the logarithmic running of the real part. The work aims to resolve existing discrepancies in the literature and offer a simplified framework for such calculations.

Significance. If the central results hold, this paper provides a significant advance in the theoretical treatment of quantum corrections to cosmological observables by establishing regulator-independent results for the imaginary parts of wavefunction coefficients at one loop. The development of unitary analytic regulators that simplify computations while preserving consistency with the cosmological optical theorem is a notable strength. Additionally, the universal relation derived from scale invariance and unitarity offers falsifiable predictions that could be tested in more general settings. The explicit comparison of schemes and the focus on a representative toy model enhance the reliability of the findings for applications to primordial perturbations.

major comments (2)
  1. [Section 3] Section 3: The agreement between different dimensional regularization schemes is asserted for the renormalized quadratic wavefunction coefficient, but the explicit one-loop expressions after renormalization are not displayed; including them (e.g., as an equation or table) would permit direct verification of the claimed consistency with unitarity and scale invariance.
  2. [Section 5] Section 5: The universal relation fixing the imaginary part in terms of the logarithmic running of the real part is shown explicitly for the quadratic coefficient and then generalized to all coefficients via the assumptions of scale invariance and dimensional analysis; spelling out the generalization step for a non-quadratic example would make this load-bearing claim more robust.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: The claim that the work 'resolves discrepancies in the literature' would benefit from naming the specific prior results or papers whose discrepancies are addressed.
  2. [Notation section] Notation section: Define the symbols for the wavefunction coefficients (e.g., ψ_n) at first use to aid readers new to the cosmological wavefunction formalism.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their careful reading of the manuscript, positive assessment of its significance, and constructive suggestions for improvement. We have revised the manuscript to address both major comments and believe these changes strengthen the presentation of our results on regulator independence and the universal relation for imaginary parts.

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  1. Referee: [Section 3] Section 3: The agreement between different dimensional regularization schemes is asserted for the renormalized quadratic wavefunction coefficient, but the explicit one-loop expressions after renormalization are not displayed; including them (e.g., as an equation or table) would permit direct verification of the claimed consistency with unitarity and scale invariance.

    Authors: We agree that displaying the explicit renormalized expressions would facilitate direct verification. In the revised manuscript we will add the one-loop expressions for the quadratic wavefunction coefficient obtained in the different dimensional regularization schemes (both before and after renormalization), presented either as equations or in a compact table, together with a brief discussion confirming their agreement with unitarity and scale invariance. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Section 5] Section 5: The universal relation fixing the imaginary part in terms of the logarithmic running of the real part is shown explicitly for the quadratic coefficient and then generalized to all coefficients via the assumptions of scale invariance and dimensional analysis; spelling out the generalization step for a non-quadratic example would make this load-bearing claim more robust.

    Authors: We appreciate the suggestion to make the generalization more explicit. In the revised manuscript we will include a short subsection or paragraph that spells out the generalization step for a non-quadratic example (e.g., the one-loop correction to a cubic wavefunction coefficient). We will show how scale invariance, dimensional analysis, and the Bunch-Davies condition together fix the imaginary part in terms of the logarithmic running of the real part, thereby illustrating the argument beyond the quadratic case. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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full rationale

The derivation imposes the cosmological optical theorem to construct unitary analytic η-regulators and then demonstrates that the resulting imaginary parts match independent dimensional-regularization computations for the quadratic coefficient in the shift-symmetric massless scalar model. The general claim that Im is fixed by the log running of Re follows from scale invariance plus the optical theorem under the stated assumptions (Bunch-Davies, light fields), without reducing to a self-definition or fitted input renamed as prediction. No load-bearing step is shown to be equivalent to its inputs by construction, and external agreement with dim-reg supplies independent anchoring. The paper is therefore self-contained against the benchmarks it invokes.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 3 axioms · 0 invented entities

The universal fixing of the imaginary part rests on the listed domain assumptions and the cosmological optical theorem; no free parameters or new entities are introduced in the abstract.

axioms (3)
  • domain assumption Scale invariance
    Assumed for the shift-symmetric massless scalar in de Sitter spacetime.
  • domain assumption Bunch-Davies vacuum
    Standard initial condition invoked for the wavefunction coefficients.
  • domain assumption Light bulk fields
    The scalar is taken to be massless and light.

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