Quantum cosmology of the brane universe

Nov, 2004
4 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 95 (2005) 091301
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Abstract: (arXiv)
We canonically quantize the dynamics of the brane universe embedded into the five-dimensional Schwarzschild-anti-deSitter bulk space-time. We show that in the brane-world settings the formulation of the quantum cosmology, including the problem of initial conditions, is conceptually more simple than in the 3+1-dimensional case. The Wheeler-deWitt equation is a finite-difference equation. It is exactly solvable in the case of a flat universe and we find the ground state of the system. The closed brane universe can be created as a result of decay of the bulk black hole.
  • 98.80.Qc
  • 04.70.Dy
  • 11.25.Wx
  • higher dimensional cosmology
  • brane world
  • quantum theory
  • Schwarzschild metric
  • quantum cosmology
  • membrane model
  • space-time: Schwarzschild