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2-point functions in quantum cosmology

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2012-06-05 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We discuss the path-integral formulation of quantum cosmology with a massless scalar field as a sum-over-histories, with particular reference to loop quantum cosmology. Exploiting the analogy with the relativistic particle, we give a complete overview of the possible two-point functions, deriving vertex expansions and composition laws they satisfy. We clarify the tie between definitions using a group averaging procedure and those in a deparametrised framework. We draw some conclusions about the physics of a single quantum universe and multiverse field theories where the role of these sectors and the inner product are reinterpreted.

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@article{arxiv.1108.6059,
  title  = {2-point functions in quantum cosmology},
  author = {Steffen Gielen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.6059},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

4 pages, based on a talk given at Loops '11, Madrid, to appear in Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS)

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