Quantum mechanics forbids singularities in a closed radiation-dominated FRW universe

DOI10.1023/A:1026797413078zbMATH Open1010.83020arXivgr-qc/9903025OpenAlexW1489435714MaRDI QIDQ1808035FDOQ1808035

T. R. Mongan

Publication date: 30 November 1999

Published in: General Relativity and Gravitation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The existence of singularities in a closed FRW universe depends on the assumption that general relativity is valid for distances less than the Planck length. However, stationary state wave functions of the Schrodinger equation for a closed radiation-dominated FRW universe derived by Elbaz et al (General Relativity and Gravitation 29, 481, 1997) are zero at zero radius of curvature. Thus, even if general relativity is assumed valid at distances less than the Planck length, quantum mechanics seems to forbid singularities in a closed FRW universe.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9903025

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zbMATH Keywords

Planck length

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75)

Cites Work

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• Hamiltonian formulation of FRW equations of cosmology

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• Singularity avoidance in quantum FRW cosmologies in the presence of barotropic perfect fluids
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