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Towards a quantum theory of de Sitter space

arXiv:hep-th/0609062 · doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2006/12/004

Abstract

We describe progress towards constructing a quantum theory of de Sitter space in four dimensions. In particular we indicate how both particle states and Schwarzschild de Sitter black holes can arise as excitations in a theory of a finite number of fermionic oscillators. The results about particle states depend on a conjecture about algebras of Grassmann variables, which we state, but do not prove.

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