- Quantum cosmology
In
theoretical physics ,quantum cosmology is a field attempting to study the effect ofquantum mechanics on the creation of the universe, or its early evolution, especially just after theBig Bang . Despite many attempts, such as theWheeler-deWitt equation , the field remains a rather speculative branch ofquantum gravity .An important problem in this field is the origin of
information in the universe.See also
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Multiple histories * Here's a layman's explanation of Quantum Cosmology posted on the Cambridge website: http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/public/qg_qc.html
Links
* [http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0101003 An introduction to quantum cosmology] by D.L. Wiltshire
* [http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9406010 Predictions from Quantum Cosmology] by Alexander Vilenkin
* [http://arxiv.org/abs/0710.5046 Comparative Quantum Cosmology: Causality, Singularity, and Boundary Conditions] by Philip V. Fellman, Jonathan Vos Post, Christine M. Carmichael, Andrew Carmichael Post
* [http://arxiv.org/abs/0705.1688 Quantum cosmology with big-brake singularity] by Alexander Kamenshchik, Claus Kiefer, Barbara Sandhoefer
* [http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0109059 Lectures on Quantum Cosmology] by T. Christodoulakis
* [http://arxiv.org/abs/0708.4143 Stephani-Schutz quantum cosmology] by P. Pedram, S. Jalalzadeh, S. S. Gousheh
* [http://arxiv.org/abs/0709.3302 Coherent states in quantum cosmology] by S. Robles-Perez, Y. Hassouni, P. F. Gonzalez-Diaz
* [http://arxiv.org/abs/0706.3018 Tomographic Representation of Minisuperspace Quantum Cosmology and Noether Symmetries] by S. Capozziello, V.I. Man'ko, G. Marmo, C. Stornaiolo
* [http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0702030 An Introduction to Loop Quantum Gravity Through Cosmology] by Abhay Ashtekar
* [http://cgpg.gravity.psu.edu/people/Ashtekar/articles/solvaynet.pdf Quantum Nature of the Big Bang in Loop Quantum Cosmology] by Abhay Ashtekar
* [http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0601085 Loop Quantum Cosmology] by Martin Bojowald
* [http://arxiv.org/abs/0706.1057 Effective equations for isotropic quantum cosmology including matter] by Martin Bojowald, Hector Hernandez, Aureliano Skirzewski
* [http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0304074 Mathematical structure of loop quantum cosmology] by Abhay Ashtekar, Martin Bojowald, Jerzy Lewandowski
* [http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0312103 Loop Quantum Cosmology and Boundary Proposals] by Martin Bojowald, Kevin Vandersloot
* [http://arxiv.org/abs/0710.3895 Thermal/quantum effects and induced superstring cosmologies] by Tristan Catelin-Jullien, Costas Kounnas, Herve Partouche, Nicolaos Toumbas
* [http://xxx.arxiv.org/abs/0712.1674 On quantum cosmology as field theory of bosonic string mass groundstate] by L.A. Glinka
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