Published July 1999 | Version v1
Journal article

Time emergency by self-measurement in a quantum anisotropic universe

  • 1. Astrophysikalisches Inst. Potsdam, Potsdam (Germany)
  • 2. Universidad Nacional de Mexico, Mexico City (Mexico). DEP-Fac. de Ingegneria

Description

The authors calculate Halliwell's propagator in the case of Mixmaster universe with small anisotropy and introduce terms that comprise the self-measurement of the universe of this model by higher multipoles of matter. Analyzing self-measurement with restricted path integral formalism Halliwell's modified propagator is obtained and a gauge-invariant physical time emerges as a consequence of this process. The conditions leading to Wheeler-DeWitt dynamics are also obtained. The comparison of these results with those of the isotropic case will enable to conclude that the number of conditions to be satisfied in order to have Halliwell's regime in the anisotropic situation bigger than in an isotropic universe. The terms of the parameters of the measurement process an expression for the threshold in time beyond which the scale factors of this model are meaningless

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuovo Cimento. B
Journal Volume
114B
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 923-938
ISSN
0369-3554

INIS

Country of Publication
Italy
Country of Input or Organization
Italy
INIS RN
31027288
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ANISOTROPY; COSMOLOGY; GAUGE INVARIANCE; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES