Published March 7, 2008
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Journal article
The status of quantum geometry in the dynamical sector of loop quantum cosmology
- 1. Instytut Fizyki Teoretycznej, Uniwersytet Warszawski, ul. Hoza 69, 00-681 Warszawa (Poland)
Description
This paper is motivated by the recent papers by Dittrich and Thiemann and, respectively, Rovelli discussing the status of quantum geometry in the dynamical sector of quantum geometry. Since the papers consider model examples, we also study the issue in the case of an example, namely on the loop quantum cosmology model of a space-isotropic universe. We derive the Rovelli-Thiemann-Dittrich partial observables corresponding to the quantum geometry operators of LQC in both Hilbert spaces: the kinematical one and the physical Hilbert space of solutions to the quantum constraints. We find that quantum geometry can be used to characterize the physical solutions, and the operators of quantum geometry preserve many of their kinematical properties
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/25/5/055003Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1088/0264-9381/25/5/055003;
- PII
- S0264-9381(08)61090-4;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Classical and Quantum Gravity
- Journal Volume
- 25
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Journal Page Range
- [10 p.]
- ISSN
- 0264-9381
- CODEN
- CQGRDG
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 40065838
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; COSMOLOGY; GEOMETRY; HILBERT SPACE; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; UNIVERSE
- Descriptors DEC
- BANACH SPACE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MATHEMATICS; MECHANICS; SPACE