Quantum cosmology

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In theoretical physics, quantum cosmology is a field attempting to study the effect of quantum mechanics on the creation of the universe, or its early evolution, especially just after the Big Bang. Despite many attempts, such as the Wheeler-deWitt equation, the field remains a rather speculative branch of quantum gravity.

An important problem in this field is the origin of information in the universe.

[edit] See also

• Multiple histories

• Here's a layman's explanation of Quantum Cosmology posted on the Cambridge website: http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/public/qg_qc.html

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• An introduction to quantum cosmology by D.L. Wiltshire
• Predictions from Quantum Cosmology by Alexander Vilenkin
• Comparative Quantum Cosmology: Causality, Singularity, and Boundary Conditions by Philip V. Fellman, Jonathan Vos Post, Christine M. Carmichael, Andrew Carmichael Post
• Quantum cosmology with big-brake singularity by Alexander Kamenshchik, Claus Kiefer, Barbara Sandhoefer
• Lectures on Quantum Cosmology by T. Christodoulakis
• Stephani-Schutz quantum cosmology by P. Pedram, S. Jalalzadeh, S. S. Gousheh
• Coherent states in quantum cosmology by S. Robles-Perez, Y. Hassouni, P. F. Gonzalez-Diaz
• Tomographic Representation of Minisuperspace Quantum Cosmology and Noether Symmetries by S. Capozziello, V.I. Man'ko, G. Marmo, C. Stornaiolo

• An Introduction to Loop Quantum Gravity Through Cosmology by Abhay Ashtekar
• Quantum Nature of the Big Bang in Loop Quantum Cosmology by Abhay Ashtekar
• Loop Quantum Cosmology by Martin Bojowald
• Effective equations for isotropic quantum cosmology including matter by Martin Bojowald, Hector Hernandez, Aureliano Skirzewski
• Mathematical structure of loop quantum cosmology by Abhay Ashtekar, Martin Bojowald, Jerzy Lewandowski
• Loop Quantum Cosmology and Boundary Proposals by Martin Bojowald, Kevin Vandersloot

• Thermal/quantum effects and induced superstring cosmologies by Tristan Catelin-Jullien, Costas Kounnas, Herve Partouche, Nicolaos Toumbas
• On quantum cosmology as field theory of bosonic string mass groundstate by L.A. Glinka