Lapse integration in quantum cosmology

Raymond Laflamme and Jorma Louko
Phys. Rev. D 43, 2730 – Published 15 April 1991
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Abstract

We comment on the range of the lapse integration in quantum cosmology. We show by an explicit example that the range of the gauge-fixed lapse in the path integral need not be invariant under lapse rescalings in the action. In particular, the range appropriate for recovering a Green's function of the Wheeler-DeWitt operator may be smaller than semi-infinite. The importance of a careful treatment of the singularities in the lapse integral is emphasized.

  • Received 3 December 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.43.2730

©1991 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Raymond Laflamme*

  • Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, Silver Street, Cambridge CB3 9EW, United Kingdom and Peterhouse College, Cambridge CB2 1RD, United Kingdom

Jorma Louko

  • Theoretical Physics Institute, Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2J1

  • *Electronic address: r1104@phx.cam.ac.uk.
  • Electronic address: jlouko@ualtavm.

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Vol. 43, Iss. 8 — 15 April 1991

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