Lattice Refining LQC and the Matter Hamiltonian
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2008-11-26 v2 Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
In the context of loop quantum cosmology, we parametrise the lattice refinement by a parameter, , and the matter Hamiltonian by a parameter, . We then solve the Hamiltonian constraint for both a self-adjoint, and a non-self-adjoint Hamiltonian operator. Demanding that the solutions for the wave-functions obey certain physical restrictions, we impose constraints on the two-dimensional, , parameter space, thereby restricting the types of matter content that can be supported by a particular lattice refinement model.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0707.0588,
title = {Lattice Refining LQC and the Matter Hamiltonian},
author = {William Nelson and Mairi Sakellariadou},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0707.0588},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
15 pages, 3 figures, revtex style; amended version to match publication in Phys. Rev. D