On the semiclassical limit of loop quantum cosmology

DOI10.1142/S0218271812500769zbMATH Open1277.83005arXiv1105.2804WikidataQ57564325 ScholiaQ57564325MaRDI QIDQ2865302FDOQ2865302

Authors: Alejandro Corichi, Edison Montoya 

Publication date: 29 November 2013

Published in: International Journal of Modern Physics D (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider a k=0 Friedman-Robertson-Walker (FRW) model within loop quantum cosmology (LQC) and explore the issue of its semiclassical limit. The model is exactly solvable and allows us to construct analytical (Gaussian) coherent-state solutions for each point on the space of classical states. We propose physical criteria that select from these coherent states, those that display semiclassical behavior, and study their properties in the deep Planck regime. Furthermore, we consider generalized squeezed states and compare them to the Gaussian states. The issue of semiclassicality preservation across the bounce is studied and shown to be generic for all the states considered. Finally, we comment on some implications these results have, depending on the topology of the spatial slice. In particular we consider the issue of the recovery, within our class of states, of a scaling symmetry present in the classical description of the system when the spatial topology is non-compact.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1105.2804

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zbMATH Keywords

coherent statessemiclassical limitloop quantum cosmology

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum field theory on curved space or space-time backgrounds (81T20) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Methods of quantum field theory in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C47) Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-02)

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