Relational Quantum Cosmology
History and Philosophy of Physics
2018-04-20 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
The application of quantum theory to cosmology raises a number of conceptual questions, such as the role of the quantum-mechanical notion of "observer" or the absence of a time variable in the Wheeler-DeWitt equation. I point out that a relational formulation of quantum mechanics, and more in general the observation that evolution is always relational, provides a coherent solution to this tangle of problems.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1508.05543,
title = {Relational Quantum Cosmology},
author = {Francesca Vidotto},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1508.05543},
year = {2018}
}
Comments
20 pages, 4 figures. Contribution to the forthcoming book on Philosophy of Cosmology edited by K. Chamcham, J. Barrow, J. Silk and S. Saunders for Cambridge University Press