Published July 21, 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

FRW quantum cosmology in the non-Abelian Born-Infeld theory

  • 1. Departamento de Fisica, Universidade da Beira Interior Rua Marques d'Avila e Bolama, 6200 Covilha (Portugal)

Description

In this letter, we investigate a closed FRW quantum model in the presence of an SO(3) gauge sector described by a non-Abelian Born-Infeld action. The SO(4)-invariant choice for the FRW metric is complemented with an SO(4)-symmetric ansatz for the gauge fields. Subsequently, we find classes of asymptotic solutions of the Wheeler-DeWitt equation. These solutions are interpreted according to the different dynamical regimes present in the model. We further remark that Born-Infeld corrections may enhance the tunnelling probability for the early universe. Some potential applications of Born-Infeld quantum cosmology are also discussed. (letter to the editor)

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0264-9381/19/L127/q214l2.pdf or at the Web site for the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity (ISSN 1361-6382) http://www.iop.org/

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Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
14
Journal Page Range
p. L127-L134
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRDG