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Path Integral of Bianchi I models in Loop Quantum Cosmology

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2015-06-12 v2

Abstract

A path integral formulation of the Bianchi I models containing a massless scalar field in loop quantum cosmology is constructed. Following the strategy used in the homogenous and isotropic case, the calculation is extended to the simplest non-isotropic models according to the μˉ\bar{\mu} and μˉ\bar{\mu}^{\prime} scheme. It is proved from the path integral angle that the quantum dynamic lacks the full invariance with respect to fiducial cell scaling in the μˉ\bar{\mu} scheme, but it does not in the μˉ\bar{\mu}^{\prime} scheme. The investigation affirms the equivalence of the canonical approach and the path integral approach in loop quantum cosmology.

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@article{arxiv.1211.5180,
  title  = {Path Integral of Bianchi I models in Loop Quantum Cosmology},
  author = {Xiao Liu and Fei Huang and Jian-Yang Zhu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.5180},
  year   = {2015}
}

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11 pages,revised version, accepted for publication in Class. Quantum Grav

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