Universe decay and changing the cosmological constant

Michael McGuigan
Phys. Rev. D 41, 418 – Published 15 January 1990
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Abstract

If superspace time is taken to be det(γ), where γij is the three-metric, then the cosmological constant plays the role of a (mass)2 term in the Wheeler-DeWitt equation. Second quantization allows particles of different mass to decay into one another if they are interacting. Likewise, adding interactions to the third-quantized Lagrangian allows universes with different cosmological constants to decay into one another. We consider a simple model with two types of universes, one of cosmological constant zero and the other nonzero. We compute the probability of decay and production for each type of universe.

  • Received 1 May 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.41.418

©1990 American Physical Society

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Michael McGuigan*

  • The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10021

  • *Present address: The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ 08540.

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Vol. 41, Iss. 2 — 15 January 1990

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