Approaches to Quantum Cosmology

Preprint

2 March 1994

preprint
Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.gr-qc/9403010

Abstract

Different proposals for the wave function of the universe are analyzed, with an emphasis on various forms of the tunneling proposal. The issues discussed include the equivalence of the Lorentzian path integral and outgoing-wave proposals, the definitions of the outgoing waves and of superspace boundaries, topology change and the corresponding modification of the Wheeler-DeWitt equation. Also discussed are the "generic" boundary conditions and the third quantization approach.

Keywords

DIFFERENT PROPOSALS
COSMOLOGY DIFFERENT
QUANTUM COSMOLOGY
OUTGOING WAVE
MODIFICATION
QUANTIZATION
TUNNELING
WAVE

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Version 1, 1994-03-02, ArXiv
Published version: Physical Review D, 50 (4), 2581.

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