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n-Dimensional FLRW Quantum Cosmology

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2011-08-04 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

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 p=αρp=\alpha\rho 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 a(t)a(t), 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 (p=1n1ρp=\frac{1}{n-1}\rho). We show that the quantized version of the Ricci scalar are perfectly regular for all time tt. We also study the behavior of the energy density and pressure and show that the ratio <p>L/<ρ>L<p>_L/<\rho>_L tends to the classical value 1/(n1)1/(n-1) only for n=4n=4, showing that n=4n=4 is somewhat privileged among the other dimensions. Besides that, as nn\to\infty, <p>L/<ρ>L1<p>_L/<\rho>_L\to 1.

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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

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