Published April 1, 1989
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Journal article
Continuous measurement of intrinsic time by fermions
Description
It is demonstrated how classical properties of the intrinsic time variable in minisuperspace of quantum gravity would emerge in the sense of a continuous measurement process solely through interaction with fermionic degrees of freedom. This measurement is much less effective than that by bosons considered in a previous paper. Continuous measurement by fermions would not lead to classical properties for values of intrinsic time near the singularity of Friedmann universe. It is argued that this result remains true for the full quantum theory of gravity. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Classical and Quantum Gravity
- Journal Volume
- 6
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Series
- Class. Quantum Gravity.
- Journal Page Range
- 561-566
- ISSN
- 0264-9381
- CODEN
- CQGRD
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 20049930
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM; DENSITY MATRIX; FERMIONS; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; QUANTIZATION; QUANTUM GRAVITY; SINGULARITY; WAVE FUNCTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; MATRICES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY