M. Pawlowski et Vn. Pervushin, Reparametrization-invariant path integral in gr and "Big Bang" of quantum universe, INT J MOD P, 16(10), 2001, pp. 1715-1742
The reparametrization-invariant generating functional for the unitary and c
ausal perturbation theory in general relativity in a finite space-time is o
btained. The region of validity of the Faddeev-Popov-DeWitt functional is s
tudied. It is shown that the invariant content of general relativity as a c
onstrained system can be covered by two "equivalent" unconstrained systems:
the "dynamic" (with "dynamic" evolution parameter as the metric scale fact
or) and "geometric" (given by the Levi-Civita type canonical transformation
to the action-angle variables where the energy constraint converts into a
new momentum).
"Big Bang," the Hubble evolution, and creation of matter fields by the "geo
metric" vacuum are described by the inverted Levi-Civita transformation of
the geomeric system into the dynamic one. The particular case of the Levi-C
ivita transformations are the Bogoliubov ones of the particle variables (di
agonalizing the dynamic Hamiltonian) to the quasiparticles (diagonalizing t
he equations of motion). The choice of initial conditions for the "Big Bang
" in the form of the Bogoliubov (squeezed) vacuum reproduces all stages of
the evolution of the Friedmann-Robertson-Walker universe in their conformal
(Hoyle-Narlikar) versions.