Published June 1, 1989
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Journal article
On the Vilenkin boundary condition proposal in anisotropic universes
Creators
- 1. Helsinki Univ. (Finland). Dept. of Theoretical Physics
- 2. Cambridge Univ. (UK). Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP)
Description
We show that the Vilenkin boundary condition proposal, as formulated in terms of the Klein-Gordon type current, does not specify a unique wave function in the vacuum minisuperspace models of the Kantowski-Sachs type and the locally rotationally symmetric Bianchi type III. The underlying reasons are directly in the classical dynamics of the models. We also discuss the suggestion of relating the Vilenkin proposal to a lorentzian path integral with the causal boundary condition advocated by Teitelboim. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics Letters, (Section) B
- Journal Volume
- 223
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Phys. Lett., B.
- Journal Page Range
- 21-25
- ISSN
- 0370-2693
- CODEN
- PYLBA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 20058652
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACTION INTEGRAL; ALGEBRAIC CURRENTS; ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CAUSALITY; CLASSICAL MECHANICS; COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; COSMOLOGY; DYNAMICS; FEYNMAN PATH INTEGRAL; HAMILTON-JACOBI EQUATIONS; HAMILTONIAN FUNCTION; KLEIN-GORDON EQUATION; LOCALITY; RIEMANN SPACE; ROTATIONAL INVARIANCE; SUPERSYMMETRY; TRAJECTORIES; UNIVERSE; VACUUM STATES; WAVE FUNCTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- CURRENTS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; FUNCTIONS; INTEGRALS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MECHANICS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SPACE; SYMMETRY; WAVE EQUATIONS