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Exploring Quantum Cosmology within the Framework of Teleparallel $f(T)$-gravity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2023-12-27 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We investigate quantum cosmology in teleparallel f(T)f(T)-gravity. We delve extensively into the minisuperspace description within the context of teleparallelism. The f(T)f(T)-theory constitutes a second-order theory of gravity, whose cosmological counterpart is delineated by a degenerate point-like Lagrangian. To formulate the Hamiltonian function encompassing all constraints and degrees of freedom inherent to f(T)f(T) cosmology, we employ the Dirac-Bergmann algorithm. Subsequently, we determine the wave function of the universe and introduce a ``probabilistic'' interpretation. We perform comparisons to some classical solutions to see to what extent the quantum approach can cure classical singularities.

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@article{arxiv.2308.08759,
  title  = {Exploring Quantum Cosmology within the Framework of Teleparallel $f(T)$-gravity},
  author = {N. Dimakis and A. Paliathanasis and T. Christodoulakis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.08759},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

40 pages, 5 figures, Latex2e source file, version accepted by PRD

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