Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
2008-09-20
Class.Quant.Grav.26:135021,2009
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Journal Reference added, minor updates to References and Figures
Scientific paper
10.1088/0264-9381/26/13/135021
Relational particle models are of value in the absolute versus relative motion debate. They are also analogous to the dynamical formulation of general relativity, and as such are useful for investigating conceptual strategies proposed for resolving the problem of time in quantum general relativity. Moreover, to date there are few explicit examples of these at the quantum level. In this paper I exploit recent geometrical and classical dynamics work to provide such a study based on reduced quantization in the case of pure shape (no scale) in 2-d for 3 particles (triangleland) with multiple harmonic oscillator type potentials. I explore solutions for these making use of exact, asymptotic, perturbative and numerical methods. An analogy to the mathematics of the linear rigid rotor in a background electric field is useful throughout. I argue that further relational models are accessible by the methods used in this paper, and for specific uses of the models covered by this paper in the investigation of the problem of time (and other conceptual and technical issues) in quantum general relativity.
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