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The Classical Universes of the No-Boundary Quantum State
James B. Hartle, S. W. Hawking, Thomas Hertog
We analyze the origin of the quasiclassical realm from the no-boundary proposal for the universe's quantum state in a class of minisuperspace models. The models assume homogeneous,…
hep-th2007★ 155 cited
The No-Boundary Measure of the Universe
James B. Hartle, S. W. Hawking, Thomas Hertog
We consider the no-boundary proposal for homogeneous isotropic closed universes with a cosmological constant and a scalar field with a quadratic potential. In the semi-classical li…
hep-th1994
The Nature of Space and Time
S. W. Hawking
Three illustrated lectures given by Stephen Hawking as part of a series of six lectures with Roger Penrose on the nature of space and time sponsored by Princeton University Press.