The semiclassical approximation to quantum gravity Export

@article{citeulike:4302081, abstract = {A detailed review is given of the semiclassical approximation to quantum gravity in the canonical framework. This includes in particular the derivation of the functional Schr\"odinger equation and a discussion of semiclassical time as well as the derivation of quantum gravitational correction terms to the Schr\"odinger equation. These terms are used to calculate energy shifts for fields in De\~{}Sitter space and non-unitary contributions in black hole evaporation. Emphasis is also put on the relevance of decoherence and correlations in semiclassical gravity. The back reaction of non-gravitational quantum fields onto the semiclassical background and the emergence of a Berry connection on superspace is also discussed in this framework.}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, author = {Kiefer, C.}, citeulike-article-id = {4302081}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9312015}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://arxiv.org/pdf/gr-qc/9312015}, day = {9}, eprint = {gr-qc/9312015}, month = {Dec}, posted-at = {2009-10-13 15:05:55}, priority = {2}, title = {The semiclassical approximation to quantum gravity}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9312015}, year = {1993} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4302081 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4302081 N2 - A detailed review is given of the semiclassical approximation to quantum gravity in the canonical framework. This includes in particular the derivation of the functional Schr\"odinger equation and a discussion of semiclassical time as well as the derivation of quantum gravitational correction terms to the Schr\"odinger equation. These terms are used to calculate energy shifts for fields in De~Sitter space and non-unitary contributions in black hole evaporation. Emphasis is also put on the relevance of decoherence and correlations in semiclassical gravity. The back reaction of non-gravitational quantum fields onto the semiclassical background and the emergence of a Berry connection on superspace is also discussed in this framework. TI - The semiclassical approximation to quantum gravity AU - Kiefer, C PY - 1993/Dec/09/ UR - http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9312015 ER -