No quantum superminisuperspace with Λ0

Riccardo Capovilla and Octavio Obregón
Phys. Rev. D 49, 6562 – Published 15 June 1994
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Abstract

We show that the quantum superminisuperspace of N=1 supergravity with Λ0 has no nontrivial physical states for class A Bianchi models. Hence, in super quantum cosmology, the vanishing of Λ is a condition for the existence of the Universe. We argue that this result implies that in full supergravity with Λ there are no nontrivial physical states with a finite number of fermionic fields. We use the Jacobson canonical formulation.

  • Received 17 February 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.49.6562

©1994 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Riccardo Capovilla

  • Departmento de Física, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Apdo. Postal 14-740, México 14, Distrito Federal, México

Octavio Obregón

  • Instituto de Física, Universidad de Guanajuato, Apdo. Postal E-143, 37150 León, Gto., México
  • Departmento de Física, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Itzapalapa, Apdo. Postal 55-534, 09340, Distrito Federal, México

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Vol. 49, Iss. 12 — 15 June 1994

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