Canonical Quantization and Expanding Metrics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-10-31 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
The canonical formalism for expanding metrics scenarios is presented. Non-unitary time evolution implied by expanding geometry is described as a trajectory over unitarily inequivalent representations at different times of the canonical commutation relations. Thermal properties of inflating Universe are also discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9807002,
title = {Canonical Quantization and Expanding Metrics},
author = {E. Alfinito and G. Vitiello},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9807002},
year = {2009}
}
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10 pages, 2 figures