A diffeomorphism-invariant eigenvalue problem for metric perturbations in a bounded region

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/13/4/006MaRDI QIDQ4876658zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors V. N. Marachevsky, D. V. Vassilevich

Publication date 4 June 1996

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9509051

zbMATH Keywords

diffeomorphism-invariant boundary conditionseigenvalue problem for the Laplace operatormetric fluctuationsmetric perturbationsquantum cosmology

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Methods of quantum field theory in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C47) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

Abstract: We suggest a method of construction of general diffeomorphism invariant boundary conditions for metric fluctuations. The case of $d+1$ dimensional Euclidean disk is studied in detail. The eigenvalue problem for the Laplace operator on metric perturbations is reduced to that on $d$-dimensional vector, tensor and scalar fields. Explicit form of the eigenfunctions of the Laplace operator is derived. We also study restrictions on boundary conditions which are imposed by hermiticity of the Laplace operator.

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