Topology of the Universe
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
General relativity is unable to determine the topology of the Universe. We propose to apply quantum approach. Quantization of dynamics of a test particle is sensitive to the spacetime topology. Presented results for a particle in de Sitter spacetimes favor a finite universe.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9910055,
title = {Topology of the Universe},
author = {Wlodzimierz Piechocki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9910055},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
Presented at the Workshop `Connecting Fundamental Physics and Cosmology', Cambridge, U.K., 23-27 August 1999; 5 pages, LaTeX2e, no figures