Publication: Wave function of the universe and its meaning
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Publication Date
2004
Language
English
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Conference proceeding
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Abstract
For a FRW-spacetime coupled to an arbitrary real scalar field, we endow the solution space of the associated Wheeler-DeWitt equation with a Hilbert-space structure, construct the observables, and introduce the physical wave functions of the universe that admit a genuine probabilistic interpretation. We also discuss a proposal for the formulation of the dynamics. The approach to quantum cosmology outlined in this article is based on the results obtained within the theory of pseudo-Hermitian operators.
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Czechoslovak Journal of Physics
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Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing
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Physics, multidisciplinary