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arxiv: gr-qc/0210023 · v4 · pith:DVWQW527new · submitted 2002-10-08 · 🌀 gr-qc · astro-ph· hep-th· quant-ph

Quantization and spacetime topology

classification 🌀 gr-qc astro-phhep-thquant-ph
keywords dynamicsparticlequantumclassicalconsideredquantizationspace-timeaccount
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We consider classical and quantum dynamics of a free particle in de Sitter's space-times with different topologies to see what happens to space-time singularities of removable type in quantum theory. We find analytic solution of the classical dynamics. The quantum dynamics is solved by finding an essentially self-adjoint representation of the algebra of observables integrable to the unitary representations of the symmetry group of each considered gravitational system. The dynamics of a massless particle is obtained in the zero-mass limit of the massive case. Our results indicate that taking account of global properties of space-time enables quantization of particle dynamics in all considered cases.

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