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M-theory observables for cosmological space-times

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arxiv hep-th/0102077 v1 pith:7JTXIIUY submitted 2001-02-14 hep-th

M-theory observables for cosmological space-times

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keywords cosmologicalanalogconstantspace-timesstateuniverseapproximateasymptote
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We discuss the construction of the analog of an S-matrix for space-times that begin with a Big-Bang and asymptote to an FRW universe with nonnegative cosmological constant. When the cosmological constant is positive there are many such S-matrices, related mathematically by gauge transformations and physically by an analog of the principle of black hole complementarity. In the limit of vanishing $\Lambda$ these become (approximate) Poincare transforms of each other. Considerations of the initial state require a quantum treatment of space-time, and some preliminary steps towards constructing such a theory are proposed. In this context we propose a model for the earliest semiclassical state of the universe, which suggests a solution for the horizon problem different from that provided by inflation.

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