Wavefunction of the Universe and Chern–Simons perturbation theory

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/19/6/303zbMATH Open1011.83043arXivgr-qc/0109046OpenAlexW3099315752WikidataQ125290986 ScholiaQ125290986MaRDI QIDQ4532777FDOQ4532777

Authors: Chopin Soo 

Publication date: 31 May 2003

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

Abstract: The Chern-Simons exact solution of four-dimensional quantum gravity with nonvanishing cosmological constant is presented in metric variable as the partition function of a Chern-Simons theory with nontrivial source. The perturbative expansion is given, and the wave function is computed to the lowest order of approximation for the Cauchy surface which is topologically a 3-sphere. The state is well-defined even at degenerate and vanishing values of the dreibein. Reality conditions for the Ashtekar variables are also taken into account; and remarkable features of the Chern-Simons state and their relevance to cosmology are pointed out.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0109046

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zbMATH Keywords

cosmological constantquantum gravityAshtekar variablesChern-Simons theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Topological field theories in quantum mechanics (81T45) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

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