This detailed survey comprises reprints on subjects related to the development of quantum cosmology. As an introduction, an overview is included.
Contents:
- Overview (L-Z Fang & Z-C Wu)
- Quantum Gravity: Superspace and the Nature of Quantum Geometrodynamics (J Wheeler)
- Theory of Gravity (B DeWitt)
- The Early Universe: New Type of Isotropic Cosmological Models without Singularity (A Starobinsky)
- Cosmological Baryon-number domain Structure and the First Order Phase Transition of a Vacuum (K Sato)
- A Possible Solution to the Horizon and Flatness Problems (A Guth)
- New Inflationary Universe Scenario (A Linde)
- Supercooled Phase Transitions in the Very Early Universe (S Hawking & I Moss)
- Grand Unified Theories With Radiatively Induced Symmetry Breaking (A Albrecht & P Steinhardt)
- Quantum Cosmology: Boundary Conditions (S Hawking)
- Wave Function (J Hartle & S Hawking)
- Quantum Cosmology (S Hawking)
- Toy Models: Quantum State (S Hawking)
- Higher Derivatives (S Hawking & J Luttrel)
- Numerical Calculations of Minisuperspace Models (S Hawking & Z-C Wu)
- Consequences: Isotropy (S Hawking & J Luttrel)
- Origin of Structure (J Halliwell & S Hawking)
- Positive-Definite Action (G Horowitz)
- Dimension (Z-C Wu)
- Arrow of Time (S Hawking)
- Operator Ordering and Flatness of the Universe (S Hawking & D Page)
- Black Holes (L Z Fang & M Li)
Readership: Astrophysicists.