Simple Analytical Solutions of the Wheeler-DeWitt Equation in the Classical Hamilton-Jacobi Limit

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Autori principali: Maki, Naoto, Lin, Chia-Min, Kohri, Kazunori
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author Maki, Naoto
Lin, Chia-Min
Kohri, Kazunori
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Lin, Chia-Min
Kohri, Kazunori
contents We investigate the Wheeler-DeWitt equation for a flat, homogeneous, and isotropic Universe containing a canonical scalar field with a potential. We show that under the constraint $|Ψ|=1$, where the Wheeler-DeWitt equation exactly becomes the classical Hamilton-Jacobi equation, the form of the potential is completely determined depending on the value of the operator ordering parameter. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the classified potentials admit simple forms, such as the exponential, quadratic with a negative cosmological constant, and cosine-type potential with a negative cosmological constant. Several of these have already been explored in the context of inflation or dark energy. Finally, focusing on the system with the cosine-type potential and a negative cosmological constant in the classified potentials, we derive the analytical solutions for the scale factor and the scalar field and discuss the cosmological implications.
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spellingShingle Simple Analytical Solutions of the Wheeler-DeWitt Equation in the Classical Hamilton-Jacobi Limit
Maki, Naoto
Lin, Chia-Min
Kohri, Kazunori
High Energy Physics - Theory
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
We investigate the Wheeler-DeWitt equation for a flat, homogeneous, and isotropic Universe containing a canonical scalar field with a potential. We show that under the constraint $|Ψ|=1$, where the Wheeler-DeWitt equation exactly becomes the classical Hamilton-Jacobi equation, the form of the potential is completely determined depending on the value of the operator ordering parameter. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the classified potentials admit simple forms, such as the exponential, quadratic with a negative cosmological constant, and cosine-type potential with a negative cosmological constant. Several of these have already been explored in the context of inflation or dark energy. Finally, focusing on the system with the cosine-type potential and a negative cosmological constant in the classified potentials, we derive the analytical solutions for the scale factor and the scalar field and discuss the cosmological implications.
title Simple Analytical Solutions of the Wheeler-DeWitt Equation in the Classical Hamilton-Jacobi Limit
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.25240