Quantum chaos in the mixmaster universe

Beverly K. Berger
Phys. Rev. D 39, 2426 – Published 15 April 1989
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Abstract

A Monte Carlo simulation of the vacuum Bianchi type-IX (mixmaster) cosmology yields a significant correlation between large universe volume and high anisotropy. An analog of the model’s chaotic classical behavior is seen in the break up of the universe wave function at large volume into fingers in the corners of the minisuperspace anisotropy potential.

  • Received 8 August 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.39.2426

©1989 American Physical Society

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Beverly K. Berger

  • Physics Department, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan 48309

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Vol. 39, Iss. 8 — 15 April 1989

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