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Graceful exit in quantum string cosmology
We write an O(d,d)-covariant Wheeler-De Witt equation in the (d^2+1)-dimensional minisuperspace of low-energy cosmological string backgrounds. We discuss explicit examples of transitions between two duality-related cosmological phases, and we find a finite quantum transition probability even when th...
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Lenguaje: | eng |
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1996
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Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0550-3213(96)00201-5 http://cds.cern.ch/record/296650 |
Sumario: | We write an O(d,d)-covariant Wheeler-De Witt equation in the (d^2+1)-dimensional minisuperspace of low-energy cosmological string backgrounds. We discuss explicit examples of transitions between two duality-related cosmological phases, and we find a finite quantum transition probability even when the two phases are classically separated by a curvature singularity. This quantum approach is completely free from operator ordering ambiguities as a consequence of the duality symmetries of the string effective action. |
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