Abstract
We extract transition amplitudes among matter constituents of the universe by applying perturbation theory to the solutions of the Wheeler-DeWitt equation. By considering the limit in which gravity is treated classically, we identify what replaces the probability amplitudes in a Schrödinger framework. This mathematical identification determines in turn the physical interpretation of the solutions of the Wheeler-DeWitt equation. The interpretation so obtained is based on the current carried by these solutions and confirms ideas put forward by A. Vilenkin.
- Received 4 March 1997
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.56.4618
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