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Quantum singularities in FRW universe revisited

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2010-09-02 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

The components of the Riemann tensor in the tetrad basis are quantized and, through the Einstein equation, we find the local expectation value in the ontological interpretation of quantum mechanics of the energy density and pressure of a perfect fluid with equation of state p=13ρp=\frac{1}{3}\rho in the flat Friedmann-Robertson-Walker quantum cosmological model. The quantum behavior of the equation of state and energy conditions are then studied and it is shown that the later is violated since the singularity is removed with the introduction of quantum cosmology, but in the classical limit both the equation of state and the energy conditions behave as in the classical model. We also calculate the expectation value of the scale factor for several wave packets in the many-worlds interpretation in order to show the independence of the non singular character of the quantum cosmological model with respect to the wave packet representing the wave function of the Universe. It is also shown that, with the introduction of non-normalizable wave packets, solutions of the Wheeler-DeWitt equation, the singular character of the scale factor, can be recovered in the ontological interpretation.

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@article{arxiv.1008.0991,
  title  = {Quantum singularities in FRW universe revisited},
  author = {Patricio S. Letelier and João Paulo M. Pitelli},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1008.0991},
  year   = {2010}
}

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15 pages, revtex, accepted for publication in PRD

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