n-Dimensional FLRW Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
We introduce the formalism of quantum cosmology in a Friedmann-Lema\^itre-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) universe of arbitrary dimension filled with a perfect fluid with equation of state. First we show that the Schutz formalism, developed in four dimensions, can be extended to a n-dimensional universe. We compute the quantum representant of the scale factor , in the Many-Worlds, as well as, in the de Broglie-Bohm interpretation of quantum mechanics. We show that the singularities, which are still present in the n-dimensional generalization of FLRW universe, are excluded with the introduction of quantum theory. We quantize, via the de Broglie-Bohm interpretation of quantum mechanics, the components of the Riemann curvature tensor in a tetrad basis in a n-dimensional FLRW universe filled with radiation (). We show that the quantized version of the Ricci scalar are perfectly regular for all time . We also study the behavior of the energy density and pressure and show that the ratio tends to the classical value only for , showing that is somewhat privileged among the other dimensions. Besides that, as , .
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@article{arxiv.1010.3054,
title = {n-Dimensional FLRW Quantum Cosmology},
author = {P. S. Letelier and J. P. M. Pitelli},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.3054},
year = {2011}
}
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12 pages, revtex, minor modifications