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Loss of Quantum Coherence and Positivity of Energy Density in Semiclassical Quantum Gravity

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arxiv gr-qc/9807023 v2 pith:4T2XHHG3 submitted 1998-07-09 gr-qc

Loss of Quantum Coherence and Positivity of Energy Density in Semiclassical Quantum Gravity

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In the semiclassical quantum gravity derived from the Wheeler-DeWitt equation, the energy density of a matter field loses quantum coherence due to the induced gauge potential from the parametric interaction with gravity in a non-static spacetime. It is further shown that the energy density takes only positive values and makes superposition principle hold true. By studying a minimal massive scalar field in a FRW spacetime background, we illustrate the positivity of energy density and obtain the classical Hamiltonian of a complex field from the energy density in coherent states.

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