Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
1994-05-31
J.Math.Phys. 35 (1994) 6434-6470
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
43 pages, Latex, CGPG-94/6-1. (References added; particularly to earlier work by C.J.Isham using group theoretic ideas, in the
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.530684
An extension of the Dirac procedure for the quantization of constrained systems is necessary to address certain issues that are left open in Dirac's original proposal. These issues play an important role especially in the context of non-linear, diffeomorphism invariant theories such as general relativity. Recently, an extension of the required type was proposed by one of us using algebraic quantization methods. In this paper, the key conceptual and technical aspects of the algebraic program are illustrated through a number of finite dimensional examples. The choice of examples and some of the analysis is motivated by certain peculiar problems endemic to quantum gravity. However, prior knowledge of general relativity is not assumed in the main discussion. Indeed, the methods introduced and conclusions arrived at are applicable to any system with first class constraints. In particular, they resolve certain technical issues which are present also in the reduced phase space approach to quantization of these systems.
Ashtekar Abhay
Tate Ranjeet S.
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