Abstract
The time-dependent variational method, which in many-body theory leads to the Hartree-Fock approximation, is here tested in quantum-mechanical models inspired by the physics of the inflationary universe. Some remarks about field-theoretic applications are also made.
- Received 2 June 1986
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.34.3831
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