Phys. Rev. D 49, 2786 - 2791 (1994)

Nicolai maps for quantum cosmology

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R. Graham
Fachbereich Physik, Universität Gesamthochschule Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany

H. Luckock
School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia

Received 26 October 1993

We construct Nicolai maps for N=2 supersymmetric extensions of minisuperspace models. It is shown that Nicolai maps exist for only a very restricted set of states. In the models considered these are the two states corresponding to the empty and the filled fermion sectors. The form of the Nicolai maps in these sectors is given explicitly, and it is shown that they have a natural stochastic interpretation. This result also suggests a probabilistic interpretation of the wave function.


©1994 The American Physical Society

URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.49.2786
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.49.2786
PACS: 98.80.Hw, 04.60.Kz, 11.30.Pb

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