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Wheeler–DeWitt equation in five dimensions and modified QED

Matej Pavšič
(
- Stefan Inst., Ljubljana
)

Jul, 2012

6 pages

Published in:

Phys.Lett.B 717 (2012) 441-446

Published: Oct 31, 2012

e-Print:

1207.4594 [gr-qc]

DOI:

10.1016/j.physletb.2012.09.034

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We consider the ADM splitting of the Einstein–Hilbert action in five dimensions in the presence of matter that can be either a “point particle”, or a set of scalar fields. The Hamiltonian, being a linear superposition of constraints, is equal to zero. Upon quantization, we obtain the Schrödinger equation for a wave functional, Ψ , that depends on the matter degrees of freedom, and on the 5D gravity degrees of freedom. After the Kaluza–Klein splitting, the functional Schrödinger equation decomposes so that it contains a part due to 4D gravity, a part due to electrodynamics, and a part due to matter. Depending on choice of the matter term, we obtain two different versions of a modified quantum electrodynamics. In one version, time automatically appears, and there is no problem with infinite vacuum energy density of matter fields, whereas in the other version such problems exist.

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14 pages

dimension: 5
matter: density
action: Einstein-Hilbert
energy: density
field theory: scalar
vacuum state: energy
quantum electrodynamics
gravitation
splitting
Wheeler-DeWitt equation

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