Third Quantization and Quantum Universes

被引:12
作者
Kim, Sang Pyo [1 ]
机构
[1] Kunsan Natl Univ, Dept Phys, Kunsan 573701, South Korea
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
Quantum Cosmology; Third Quantization; Open FRW Universe; Closed FRW Universe; Tachyon Modes; DEPENDENT HARMONIC-OSCILLATOR; SCALAR FIELD; GRAVITY; MECHANICS; STATES;
D O I
10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2013.10.067
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We study the third quantization of the Friedmann-Robertson-Walker cosmology with N-minimal massless fields. The third quantized Hamiltonian for the Wheeler-DeWitt equation in the minisuperspace consists of infinite number of intrinsic time-dependent, decoupled oscillators. The Hamiltonian has a pair of invariant operators for each universe with conserved momenta of the fields that play a role of the annihilation and the creation operators and that construct various quantum states for the universe. The closed universe exhibits an interesting feature of transitions from stable states to tachyonic states depending on the conserved momenta of the fields. In the classical forbidden unstable regime, the quantum states have googolplex growing position and conjugate momentum dispersions, which defy any measurements of the position of the universe.
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页码:68 / 75
页数:8
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