DECOHERENCE AND PARTICLE CREATION

被引:38
作者
CALZETTA, E [1 ]
MAZZITELLI, FD [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BUENOS AIRES,FAC CIENCIAS EXACTAS & NAT,DEPT FIS,RA-1428 BUENOS AIRES,ARGENTINA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 1990年 / 42卷 / 12期
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10.1103/PhysRevD.42.4066
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We demonstrate the relationship between the loss of coherence between contracting and expanding histories in the wave function of the Universe and particle creation from the gravitational field. In a minisuperspace model describing a spatially closed Robertson-Walker universe plus a quantum scalar field, the wave function of the Universe will decohere if and only if the corresponding semi-classical evolution leads to particle creation.
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页码:4066 / 4069
页数:4
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