zeta function technique for quantum cosmology: The contributions of matter fields to the Hartle-Hawking wave function of the universe

1992
34 pages
Published in:
  • Int.J.Mod.Phys.A 7 (1992) 3713-3746

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Abstract: (WSP)
We investigate the contributions of matter fields to the Hartle-Hawking wave function of the Universe in the one-loop approximation. The values ζ(0), which describe the scaling behavior of the wave function calculated on the background representing the part of four-dimensional DeSitter sphere, are calculated for scalar, electromagnetic, graviton, spin-1/2 and spin-3/2 fields. The ζ-function technique is used and developed for these calculations. The obtained results can be applied to a detailed investigation of the structure of the Hartle-Hawking wave function.
  • astrophysics: wave function
  • space-time: de Sitter
  • regularization: zeta function
  • field theory: scalar
  • field theory: graviton
  • electromagnetic field
  • field theory: spinor
  • spinor: field theory
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