Inflation and inhomogeneities: a hybrid quantization

We provide a complete quantization of a homogeneous and isotropic spacetime with positive spatial curvature coupled to a massive scalar field in the framework of Loop Quantum Cosmology. The physical Hilbert space is constructed out of the space of initial data on the minimum volume section. By means...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2012-01, Vol.360 (1), p.12033-4
Hauptverfasser: Olmedo, J, Fernández-Méndez, M, Mena Marugán, G A
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Zusammenfassung:We provide a complete quantization of a homogeneous and isotropic spacetime with positive spatial curvature coupled to a massive scalar field in the framework of Loop Quantum Cosmology. The physical Hilbert space is constructed out of the space of initial data on the minimum volume section. By means of a perturbative treatment we introduce inhomogeneities and thereafter we adopt a hybrid quantum approach, in which these inhomogeneous degrees of freedom are described by a standard Fock quantization. For the considered case of compact spatial topology, the requirements of: i) invariance of the vacuum state under the spatial isometries, and ii) unitary implementation of the quantum dynamics, pick up a privileged set of canonical fields and a unique Fock representation (up to unitary equivalence).
ISSN:1742-6596
1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/360/1/012033