Title
Quantum cosmology with nontrivial topologies
Date Issued
10 December 2008
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Universidad Nacional Central
Publisher(s)
American Institute of Physics
Abstract
Quantum creation of a universe with a nontrivial spatial topology is considered. Using the Euclidean functional integral prescription, we calculate the wave function of such a universe with cosmological constant and without matter. The minisuperspace path integral is calculated in the semiclassical approximation, and it is shown that in order to include the nontrivial topologies in the path integral approach to quantum cosmology, it is necessary to generalize the sum over compact and smooth 4-manifolds to sum over finite-volume compact 4-orbifolds. © 2008 American Institute of Physics.
Start page
48
End page
53
Volume
1059
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Astronomía
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-57149139098
Source
AIP Conference Proceedings
Resource of which it is part
AIP Conference Proceedings
ISSN of the container
15517616
ISBN of the container
9780735405899
Conference
5th Sino-Italian Workshop on Relativistic Astrophysics
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