Evolution of Dynamical Coupling in Scalar Tensor Theory from Noether Symmetry

We present the gravitational coupling function () in the vacuum scalar-tensor theory as allowed by the Noether symmetry. We also obtain some exact cosmological solutions in the spatially homogeneous and isotropic background thereby showing that the attractor mechanism is not effective enough to reduce the theory to Einstein theory. It is observed that, asymptotically, the scalar tensor theory goes over to Einstein theory with a finite value of . This work thus supports earlier works in this direction.     

String Cosmology in Brans–Dicke Theory for Kasner Type Metric

For a string Bianchi type-I metric of Kasner form in Brans–Dicke theory of gravity, it is not possible to describe an anisotropic physical model of the universe.     

Dynamical Horizon Entropy Bound Conjecture in Loop Quantum Cosmology

The covariant entropy bound conjecture is an important hint for the quantum gravity, with several versions available in the literature. For cosmology, Ashtekar and Wilson-Ewing ever show the consistence between the loop gravity theory and one version of this conjecture. Recently, He and Zhang [J. High Energy Phys. 10 (2007) 077] proposed a version for the dynamical horizon of the universe, which validates the entropy bound conjecture for the cosmology filled with perfect fluid in the classical scenario when the universe is far away from the big bang singularity. However, their conjecture breaks down near big bang region. We examine this conjecture in the context of the loop quantum cosmology. With the example of photon gas, this conjecture is protected by the quantum geometry effects as expected.     

Dynamical Horizon Entropy Bound Conjecture in Loop Quantum Cosmology

The covariant entropy bound conjecture is an important hint for the quantum gravity, with several versions available in the literature. For cosmology, Ashtekar and Wilson-Ewing ever show the consistence between the loop gravity theory and one version of this conjecture. Recently, He and Zhang [J. High Energy Phys. 10 (2007) 077] proposed a version for the dynamical horizon of the universe, which validates the entropy bound conjecture for the cosmology filled with perfect fluid in the classical scenario when the universe is far away from the big bang singularity. However, their conjecture breaks down near big bang region. We examine this conjecture in the context of the loop quantum cosmology. With the example of photon gas, this conjecture is protected by the quantum geometry effects as expected.     

Higher-derivative Quantum Cosmology

The quantum cosmology of a higher-derivative gravity theory arising from the heterotic string effective action is reviewed. A new type of Wheeler–DeWitt equation is obtained when the dilaton is coupled to the quadratic curvature terms. Techniques for solving the Wheeler–DeWitt equation with appropriate boundary conditions shall be described, and implications for semiclassical theories of inflationary cosmology will be outlined.     

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Strong-Coupled Relativity Without Relativity

GR can be interpreted as a theory of evolving 3-geometries. A recent such formulation, the 3-space approach of Barbour, Foster and Ó'Murchadha, also permits the construction of a limited number of other theories of evolving 3-geometries, including conformal gravity and strong gravity. In this paper, we use the 3-space approach to construct a 1-parameter family of theories which generalize strong gravity. The usual strong gravity is the strong-coupled limit of GR, which is appropriate near singularities and is one of very few regimes of GR which is amenable to quantization. Our new strong gravity theories are similar limits of scalar-tensor theories such as Brans–Dicke theory, and are likewise appropriate near singularities. They represent an extension of the regime amenable to quantization, which furthermore spans two qualitatively different types of inner product.We find that these strong gravity theories permit coupling only to ultralocal matter fields and that they prevent gauge theory. Thus in the classical picture, gauge theory breaks down (rather than undergoing unification) as one approaches the GR initial singularity.     

Iso-Spectral Potentials and Inflationary Quantum Cosmology

Using the factorization approach of quantum mechanics, we obtain a family of isospectral scalar potentials for power law inflationary cosmology. The construction is based on a scattering Wheeler-DeWitt solution. These iso-potentials have new features, they give a mechanism to end inflation, as well as the possibility to have new inflationary epochs. The procedure can be extended to other cosmological models. PACS numbers: 02.30.Jr; 04.60.Ds; 04.60.Kz; 98.80.Cq.     

Einstein and Brans–Dicke Frames in Multidimensional Cosmology

Inhomogeneous multidimensional cosmological models with a higher-dimensional space-time manifold _{0 i=1} ⁿ M_i (n 1) are in stigated under dimensional reduction to a D ₀-dimensional effective non-minimally coupled -model which generalizes the familiar Brans–Dicke model. The general form of the Einstein frame representation of multidimensional solutions known in the Brans–Dicke frame is given with respect to cosmic synchronous time. As an example, the transformation is demonstrated explicitly for the generalized Kasner solutions where it is shown that solutions in the Einstein frame show no inflation of the external space although they can undergo deflation after the cosmic synchronous time inversion.     

Background Dynamics of Pre-inflationary Scenario in Brans-Dicke Loop Quantum Cosmology

Recently the background independent nonperturbative quantization has been extended to various theories of gravity and the corresponding quantum effective cosmology has been derived, which provides us with necessary avenue to explore the pre-inflationary dynamics. Brans-Dicke (BD) loop quantum cosmology (LQC) is one of such theories whose effective background dynamics is considered in this article. Starting with a quantum bounce, we explore the pre-inflationary dynamics of a universe sourced by a scalar field with the Starobinsky potential in BD-LQC. Our study is based on the idea that though Einstein's and Jordan's frames are classically equivalent up to a conformal transformation in BD theory, this is no longer true after quantization. Taking the Jordan frame as the physical one we explore in detail the bouncing scenario which is followed by a phase of a slow roll inflation. The three phases of the evolution of the universe, namely, bouncing, transition from quantum bounce to classical universe, and the slow roll inflation, are noted for an initially kinetic energy dominated bounce. In addition, to be consistent with observations, we also identify the allowed phase space of initial conditions that would produce at least 60 e-folds of expansion during the slow roll inflation.     

Glafka 2004: Generalizing Quantum Mechanics for Quantum Gravity

Familiar quantum mechanics assumes a fixed spacetime geometry. Quantummechanics must therefore be generalized for quantum gravity where spacetime geometry is not fixed but rather a quantum variable. This extended abstract sketches a fully fourdimensional generalized quantum mechnics of cosmological spacetime geometries that is one such generalization.This contribution to the proceedings of the Glafka Conference is an extended abstract of the author's talk there. More details can be found in the references cited at the end of the abstract expecially (Hartle, 1995).     

Letter: Hierarchy and Wave Functions in a Simple Quantum Cosmology

In a simple quantum cosmological model involving eleven dimensional space-time, an extended holographic conjecture suggests the nuclear force must be about forty orders of magnitude stronger than gravity. An interpretation of the wave function of the universe in this model is also proposed.     

Selection Rules in Minisuperspace Quantum Cosmology

The existence of a Noether symmetry for a given minisuperspace cosmological model is a sort of selection rule to recover classical behaviours in cosmic evolution since oscillatory regimes for the wave function of the universe come out. The so-called Hartle criterion to select correlated regions in the configuration space of dynamical variables can be directly connected to the presence of a Noether symmetry and we show that such a statement works for generic extended theories of gravity in the framework of minisuperspace approximation. Examples and exact cosmological solutions are given for nonminimally coupled and higher-order theories.     

Path Integrals and Alternative Effective Dynamics in Loop Quantum Cosmology

The alternative dynamics of loop quantum cosmology is examined by the path integral formulation.We consider the spatially flat FRW models with a massless scalar field,where the alternative quantizations inherit more features from full loop quantum gravity.The path integrals can be formulated in both timeless and deparameterized frameworks.It turns out that the effective Hamiltonians derived from the two different viewpoints are equivalent to each other.Moreover,the first-order modified Friedmann equations are derived and predict quantum bounces for contracting universe,which coincide with those obtained in canonical theory.     

Cosmological Model Based on Gauge Theory of Gravity

A cosmological model based on gauge theory of gravity is proposed in this paper. Combining cosmological principle and field equation of gravitational gauge field, dynamical equations of the scale factor R(t) of our universe can be obtained. This set of equations has three different solutions. A prediction of the present model is that, if the energy density of the universe is not zero and the universe is expanding, the universe must be space-flat, the total energy density must be the critical density ρ_c of the universe. For space-flat case, this model gives the same solution as that of the Friedmann model. In other words, though they have different dynamics of gravitational interactions, general relativity and gauge theory of gravity give the same cosmological model.     

LETTER: A Remark on Brans–Dicke Cosmological Dust Solutions with Negative ω

Analysing the Brans–Dicke solutions for the dust phase, we show that, for negative values of , they contain scenarios that display an initial subluminal expansion followed by an inflationary phase. This is due to a repulsive cosmic effect. We discuss these solutions with respect to the results of the observation of high redshift supernova as well as the age problem and structure formation. We establish possible connections of these solutions with those emerging from string effective models.     

Holographic Principle of Black Holes in Brans–Dicke Theory

Brans type-I black holes is a peculiar spherically symmetric solution found in geometrized gravity theories, since the azimuthal factor of its horizon is divergent or vanishing under the classical approach of r = 2M. However, if we regard that the spherically symmetric solution is available only when all physical quantities of black holes are meaningful, then our investigation would be restricted to a special range of parameters and hence indicate a definite holographic relation to type-I black holes in Brans–Dicke theory. After that, we are able to investigate this holographic relation by making use of the brick-wall method. Drawn a comparison between the arising result and a simulated entropy formula derived from the thermodynamical evolution, a variable cut-off factor α of Brans type-I black holes is ultimately carried out.     

The Consistency of Causal Quantum Geometrodynamics and Quantum Field Theory

We consider quantum geometrodynamics and parametrized quantum field theories in the framework of the Bohm-de Broglie interpretation. In the first case, and following the lines of our previous work [1], where a hamiltonian formalism for the bohmian trajectories was constructed, we show the consistency of the theory for any quantum potential, completing the scenarios for canonical quantum cosmology presented there. In the latter case, we prove the consistency of scalar field theory in Minkowski spacetime for any quantum potential, and we show, using this alternative hamiltonian method, a concrete example where Lorentz invariance of individual events is broken.     

Equivalence Postulate and Quantum Origin of Gravitation

We suggest that quantum mechanics and gravity are intimately related. In particular, we investigate the quantum Hamilton–Jacobi equation in the case of two free particles and show that the quantum potential, which is attractive, may generate the gravitational potential. The investigation, related to the formulation of quantum mechanics based on the equivalence postulate, is based on the analysis of the reduced action. A consequence of this approach is that the quantum potential is always non-trivial even in the case of the free particle. It plays the role of intrinsic energy and may in fact be at the origin of fundamental interactions. We pursue this idea, by making a preliminary investigation of whether there exists a set of solutions for which the quantum potential can be expressed with a gravitational potential leading term which alone would remain in the limit 0. A number of questions are raised for further investigation.