Gaussian fluctuations in the tunneling probability of a closed universe

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.16150v1
• Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 16:31:38 GMT
• Title: Gaussian fluctuations in the tunneling probability of a closed universe
• Abstract summary: We consider the quantum creation of a closed universe within the Euclidean path-integral formalism.<n>The calculation is performed in a fixed-interval minisuperspace formulation.
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• Abstract: We consider the quantum creation of a closed universe within the Euclidean path-integral formalism. An analytical expression for the tunneling probability is derived, including both the exponential suppression and the exact Gaussian prefactor due to quadratic fluctuations around the instanton. The calculation is performed in a fixed-interval minisuperspace formulation, where the Hamiltonian constraint is imposed at the level of the classical instanton, while the full lapse integration is not included beyond the leading semiclassical approximation. The result provides a transparent and self-consistent semiclassical estimate of the nucleation rate, refining previous analyses with the inclusion of Gaussian fluctuations.

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