On the possibility of Dark Energy from corrections to the Wheeler-De Witt equation

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dc.creatorNelson, William
dc.creatorSakellariadou, Mairi
dc.date2007-09-11
dc.date2008-01-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:37:05Z
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dc.descriptionWe present a method for approximating the effective consequence of generic quantum gravity corrections to the Wheeler-DeWitt equation. We show that in many cases these corrections can produce departures from classical physics at large scales and that this behaviour can be interpreted as additional matter components. This opens up the possibility that dark energy (and possible dark matter) could be large scale manifestations of quantum gravity corrections to classical general relativity. As a specific example we examine the first order corrections to the Wheeler-De Witt equation arising from loop quantum cosmology in the absence of lattice refinement and show how the ultimate breakdown in large scale physics occurs.
dc.description4 pages, 1 figure. Minor modifications to match version to appear in Phys. Let. B
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0709.1625
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0709.1625
dc.identifierPhys.Lett.B661:37-41,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.physletb.2008.01.060
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/199088
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleOn the possibility of Dark Energy from corrections to the Wheeler-De Witt equation
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