The branch‐cut cosmology: A topological canonical quantum‐mechanics approach

In this contribution, we sketch a branch‐cut quantum formulation of the Wheeler‐DeWitt equation analytically continued to the complex plane. As a starting point, we base our approach on the Hořava‐Lifshitz formulation of gravity, which employs higher spatial‐derivative terms of the spacetime curvatu...

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Published in:Astronomische Nachrichten 2023-08, Vol.344 (6), p.n/a
Main Authors: Hess, Peter O., Zen Vasconcellos, César A., Freitas Pacheco, José, Hadjimichef, Dimiter, Bodmann, Benno
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
big bang
Friedmann's equations
general relativity
Hamiltonian functions
Mathematical analysis
WDW equation
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Summary:In this contribution, we sketch a branch‐cut quantum formulation of the Wheeler‐DeWitt equation analytically continued to the complex plane. As a starting point, we base our approach on the Hořava‐Lifshitz formulation of gravity, which employs higher spatial‐derivative terms of the spacetime curvature for renormalization reasons. Following standard procedures, the quantization of the Lagrangian density is achieved by raising the Hamiltonian, the dynamical variable ln−1[β(t)]$$ {\ln}^{-1}\left[\beta (t)\right] $$, which represents the the branch‐cut complex scale factor, and the conjugate momentum pln to the category of operators. We arrive at a Schrödinger‐type equation with a non‐linear potential. Solutions are then obtained and discussed for different potential parameterizations. The results reinforce the conception of a quantum leap between the contraction and expansion phases of the branch‐cut universe, in good agreement with the Bekenstein criterion.
ISSN:0004-6337
1521-3994
DOI:10.1002/asna.20220101