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Some Thoughts on the Quantum Theory of de Sitter Space

@article{Banks2003SomeTO,
  title={Some Thoughts on the Quantum Theory of de Sitter Space},
  author={Thomas Banks},
  journal={arXiv: Astrophysics},
  year={2003}
}
  • T. Banks
  • Published 1 March 2003
  • Physics
  • arXiv: Astrophysics
This is a summary of two lectures I gave at the Davis Conference on Cosmic Inflation. I explain why the quantum theory of de Sitter (dS) space should have a finite number of states and explore gross aspects of the hypothetical quantum theory, which can be gleaned from semiclassical considerations. The constraints of a self-consistent measurement theory in such a finite system imply that certain mathematical features of the theory are unmeasurable, and that the theory is consequently… 
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