Published November 21, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Quantum Stephani exact cosmological solutions and the selection of time variable

  • 1. Department of Physics, Shahid Beheshti University, Evin, Tehran 19839 (Iran, Islamic Republic of)

Description

We study a perfect fluid Stephani quantum cosmological model. In the present work, the Schutz's variational formalism which recovers the notion of time is applied. This gives rise to a Wheeler-DeWitt equation for the scale factor. We use the eigenfunctions in order to construct wave packets for each case. We study the time-dependent behavior of the expectation value of the scale factor, using many-worlds and de Broglie-Bohm interpretations of quantum mechanics

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0264-9381/24/22/014;
PII
S0264-9381(07)55000-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
22
Journal Page Range
p. 5515-5526
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRDG

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39043861
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; EIGENFUNCTIONS; EQUATIONS; EXPECTATION VALUE; IDEAL FLOW; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TIME DEPENDENCE; VARIATIONAL METHODS; WAVE PACKETS
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; FLUID FLOW; FUNCTIONS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICS; STEADY FLOW