Quantized Cosmology II: de Sitter Space

Technical Report · Mon Jan 05 04:00:00 EST 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/826679· OSTI ID:826679

Weinstein, M ^[1]

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1. SLAC

This work applies the formalism developed in our earlier paper[1] to de Sitter space. After exactly solving the relevant Heisenberg equations of motion we give a detailed discussion of the subtleties associated with defining physical states and the emergence of the classical theory. This computation provides the striking result that quantum corrections to this long wavelength limit of gravity eliminate the problem of the big crunch. We also show that the same corrections lead to possibly measurable effects on the CMB radiation. Finally, for the sake of completeness we discuss the special case, {Lambda} = 0, and its relation to Minkowski space.

• Research Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 826679
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-10269
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
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EQUATIONS OF MOTION
MINKOWSKI SPACE
WAVELENGTHS