Martin Bojowald, Thesis Supervisor Richard Wallace Robinett, Thesis Honors Advisor
Keywords:
cosmology quantum cosmology chaos
Abstract:
Chaotic behavior has been observed in cosmological models but hasn’t been fully explored yet. The purpose of the project is to investigate chaotic behavior in various cosmological models. Adding quantum corrections to the cosmological models may affect the chaotic behavior. This will be done by numerically solving the equations of motion given by different cosmological models that exhibit chaos and observing the resulting trajectories. The goal is to better understand the chaotic behavior of cosmological models and how adjusting the coefficient to our quantum corrections affect the resulting behavior. In doing so, we can better understand parameters for the initial conditions of the universe and the fluctuations in the CMB radiation.
