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Hadamard states for linearized gravity on asymptotically flat spacetimes

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We consider the quantization of linearized Einstein equations on 4-dimensional asymptotically flat spacetimes. We prove the existence of fully gauge invariant Hadamard states in the harmonic gauge for any Einstein metric asymptotic to the Minkowski metric in a conic neighborhood of spatial infinity.

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Christian Gérard, Mikhail Molodyk, Michał Wrochna. 2026-10-22. Hadamard states for linearized gravity on asymptotically flat spacetimes. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.31214

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