Higher-Derivative Quantum Cosmology
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2011-04-15 v2
Abstract
The quantum cosmology of a higher-derivative derivative gravity theory arising from the heterotic string effective action is reviewed. A new type of Wheeler-DeWitt equation is obtained when the dilaton is coupled to the quadratic curvature terms. Techniques for solving the Wheeler-DeWitt equation with appropriate boundary conditions shall be described, and implications for semiclassical theories of inflationary cosmology will be outlined.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9911021,
title = {Higher-Derivative Quantum Cosmology},
author = {Simon Davis},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9911021},
year = {2011}
}
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11 pages TeX. A term has been removed from equation (13)