Quantum cosmology at the turn of Millennium
Abstract
A brief review of the modern state of quantum cosmology is presented as a theory of quantum initial conditions for inflationary scenario. The no-boundary and tunneling states of the Universe are discussed as a possible source of probability peaks in the distribution of initial data for inflation. It is emphasized that in the tree-level approximation the existence of such peaks is in irreconcilable contradiction with the slow roll regime -- the difficulty that is likely to be solved only on account of quantum gravitational effects. The low-energy (typically GUT scale) mechanism of quantum origin of the inflationary Universe with observationally justified parameters is presented for closed and open inflation models with a strong non-minimal coupling.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0101046,
title = {Quantum cosmology at the turn of Millennium},
author = {A. O. Barvinsky},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0101046},
year = {2017}
}
Comments
22 pages, LaTeX, Talk given at MG9 Meeting