Quantum cosmology

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Quantum field theory

Feynman diagram

Background
Gauge theory Field theory Poincaré symmetry Quantum mechanics Spontaneous symmetry breaking

Symmetries
Crossing symmetry Charge conjugation Parity Time reversal

Tools
Anomaly Effective field theory Expectation value Faddeev-Popov ghosts Feynman diagram LSZ reduction formula Partition function Quantization Renormalization Vacuum state Wick's theorem Wightman axioms

Equations
Dirac equation Klein–Gordon equation Proca equations Wheeler-deWitt equation

Standard model
Electroweak interaction Higgs mechanism Quantum chromodynamics Quantum electrodynamics Yang-Mills theory

Incomplete theories
Quantum gravity String theory Supersymmetry Theory of everything

Scientists

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In theoretical physics, quantum cosmology is a field attempting to study the effect of quantum mechanics on the creation of the universe, or its early evolution, especially just after the Big Bang. Despite many attempts, such as the Wheeler-deWitt equation, the field remains a rather speculative branch of quantum gravity.

An important problem in this field is the origin of information in the universe.

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Here's a layman's explanation of Quantum Cosmology posted on the Cambridge website: http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/public/qg_qc.html

An introduction to quantum cosmology by D.L. Wiltshire
Predictions from Quantum Cosmology by Alexander Vilenkin
Comparative Quantum Cosmology: Causality, Singularity, and Boundary Conditions by Philip V. Fellman, Jonathan Vos Post, Christine M. Carmichael, Andrew Carmichael Post
Quantum cosmology with big-brake singularity by Alexander Kamenshchik, Claus Kiefer, Barbara Sandhoefer
Lectures on Quantum Cosmology by T. Christodoulakis
Stephani-Schutz quantum cosmology by P. Pedram, S. Jalalzadeh, S. S. Gousheh
Coherent states in quantum cosmology by S. Robles-Perez, Y. Hassouni, P. F. Gonzalez-Diaz
Tomographic Representation of Minisuperspace Quantum Cosmology and Noether Symmetries by S. Capozziello, V.I. Man'ko, G. Marmo, C. Stornaiolo

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