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A solvable model in quantum cosmology in the Brans-Dicke's theory

Zhu Zong-Hong, Huang Chaoguang, Liao Liu

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The Wheeler-DeWitt equation for the Brans-Dicke's theory of gravitation is constructed in the minisuperspace approximation and solved for a simple model in which the matter field is absent and the cosmological "constant", Λ(φ), in the Brans-Dicke's theory is equal to zero.

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The Wheeler-DeWitt equation for the Brans-Dicke's theory of gravitation is constructed in the minisuperspace approximation and solved for a simple model in which the matter field is absent and the cosmological "constant", Λ(φ), in the Brans-Dicke's theory is equal to zero.

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The Wheeler-DeWitt equation for the Brans-Dicke's theory of gravitation is constructed in the minisuperspace approximation and solved for a simple model in which the matter field is absent and the cosmological "constant", Λ(φ), in the Brans-Dicke's theory is equal to zero.

Key concepts: Minisuperspace, Brans–Dicke theory, Physics, Quantum cosmology, Cosmological constant, Simple (philosophy), Gravitation, Mathematical physics

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