Time in quantum gravity by weakening the Hamiltonian constraint
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🌀 gr-qc
hep-thquant-ph
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quantumgravitytimeconstrainthamiltoniantheoryadditionalallows
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We replace the usual Hamiltonian constraint of quantum gravity H|psi>=0 by a weaker one <psi|H|psi>=0. This allows |psi> to satisfy the time-dependent functional Schrodinger equation. In general, only the phase of the wave function appears to be time independent. The resulting quantum theory has the correct classical limit and thus provides a viable theory of quantum gravity that solves the problem of time without introducing additional nongravitational degrees of freedom.
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