Dynamical properties of Euclidean solutions in a multidimensional cosmological model

被引:2
作者
Ochiai, H [1 ]
Sato, K
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Sch Sci, Dept Phys, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
[2] Univ Tokyo, Sch Sci, Res Ctr Early Universe, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
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PROGRESS OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS | 2000年 / 103卷 / 05期
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10.1143/PTP.103.893
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O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
In the framework of the Hartle-Hawking no-boundary proposal, we investigated quantum creation of the multidimensional universe with a cosmological constant (Lambda) but without matter fields. We have found that the classical solutions of the Euclidean Einstein equations in this model have "quasi-attractors", i.e., most trajectories on the a-b plane, where a and b are the scale factors of external and internal spaces, go around a point. It is presumed that the wave function of the universe has a hump near this quasi-attractor point. In the case that both the curvatures of external and internal spaces are positive, and Lambda > 0, there exist Lorentzian solutions which start near the quasi-attractor, the internal space remains microscopic, and the external space evolves into our macroscopic universe.
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页码:893 / 905
页数:13
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