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Semiclassical geometrodynamics of homogeneous cosmology

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2024-02-23 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Quantum Physics

Abstract

We study the classical-quantum (CQ) hybrid dynamics of homogeneous cosmology from a Hamiltonian perspective where the classical gravitational phase space variables and matter state evolve self-consistently with full backreaction. We compare numerically the classical and CQ dynamics for isotropic and anisotropic models, including quantum scalar-field induced corrections to the Kasner exponents. Our results indicate that full backreaction effects leave traces at late times in cosmological evolution; in particular, the scalar energy density at late times provides a potential contribution to dark energy. We also show that the CQ equations admit exact static solutions for the isotropic, and the anisotropic Bianchi IX universes with the scalar field in a stationary state.

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@article{arxiv.2210.07458,
  title  = {Semiclassical geometrodynamics of homogeneous cosmology},
  author = {Viqar Husain and Muhammad Muzammil},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.07458},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

13 pages, 5 figures; substantially extended, title changed, version to appear in Phys Rev D