Physical aspects of unitary evolution of Bianchi-I quantum cosmological model

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/33/4/045007zbMATH Open1338.83083arXiv1504.02912OpenAlexW3100973308MaRDI QIDQ2807414FDOQ2807414

Sridip Pal

Publication date: 20 May 2016

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this work, we study some physical aspects of unitary evolution of Bianchi-I model. In particular, we study the behavior of the volume and the scale factor as a function of time for the Bianchi-I universe with ultra-relativistic fluid ($alpha=1$). The expectation value of volume is shown not to hit any singularity. We elucidate on the anisotropic nature of the solution and physically interpret the wavefunction as a superposition of collapsing universe and expanding universe mimicking Hartle-Hawking type wavefunction. The same analysis has been done for $alphaeq1$ as well. The work also comments on how to obtain Vilenkin type wavefunction representing an expanding universe without that being superposed with a solution representing a collapsing universe. We also point at a possible phase transition phenomenon for $alphaeq1$ case with existence of a critical parameter.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1504.02912

zbMATH Keywords

unitarityBianchi-I modelanisotropic quantum cosmology

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Wave equation (35L05) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75) Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Dynamical systems in other branches of physics (quantum mechanics, general relativity, laser physics) (37N20)

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• Quantum cosmological scenarios of Brans-Dicke gravity in Einstein and Jordan frames
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• Particle-like behaviour of some Bianchi cosmologies: a fundamental unity in nature?
• QUANTUM ANALYSIS FOR THE EVOLUTION OF THE COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT VIA UNITARY TRANSFORMATION
• Quantum unitary dynamics in cosmological spacetimes

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