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A stochastic quasi-classical wavefunction of the Universe from the third quantization procedure

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2015-09-23 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

(abbreviated) We study quantized solutions of WdW equation describing a closed FRW universe with a Λ\Lambda term and a set of massless scalar fields. We show that when Λ1\Lambda \ll 1 in the natural units and the standard inin-vacuum state is considered, either wavefunction of the universe, Ψ\Psi, or its derivative with respect to the scale factor, aa, behave as random quasi-classical fields at sufficiently large values of aa, when 1ae23Λ1 \ll a \ll e^{{2\over 3\Lambda}} or ae23Λa \gg e^{{2\over 3\Lambda}}, respectively. Statistical r.m.s value of the wavefunction is proportional to the Hartle-Hawking wavefunction for a closed universe with a Λ\Lambda term. Alternatively, the behaviour of our system at large values of aa can be described in terms of a density matrix corresponding to a mixed state, which is directly determined by statistical properties of Ψ\Psi. It gives a non-trivial probability distribution over field velocities. We suppose that a similar behaviour of Ψ\Psi can be found in all models exhibiting copious production of excitations with respect to outout-vacuum state associated with classical trajectories at large values of aa. Thus, the third quantization procedure may provide a 'boundary condition' for classical solutions of WdW equation.

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@article{arxiv.1507.06507,
  title  = {A stochastic quasi-classical wavefunction of the Universe from the third quantization procedure},
  author = {P. Ivanov and S. V. Chernov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.06507},
  year   = {2015}
}

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To be published in PRD, several misprints have been corrected and a reference has been added

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