TL;DR
This paper discusses the application of quantum mechanics to cosmology, exploring concepts like quantum mechanics for closed systems, the nature of time, and the structure of spacetime in the universe.
Contribution
It provides an overview of quantum cosmology, emphasizing the theoretical framework for understanding the universe as a quantum system and addressing foundational issues.
Findings
Quantum mechanics can be extended to closed systems like the universe.
Generalized quantum mechanics offers a framework for quantum cosmology.
The role of time in quantum mechanics is crucial for understanding the universe's evolution.
Abstract
Notes from the lectures by the author at the 7th Jerusalem Winter School 1990 on Quantum Cosmology and Baby Universes. The lectures covered quantum mechanics for closed systems like the universe, generalized quantum mechanics, time in quantum mechanics, the quantum mechanics spacetime, and practical quantum cosmology. References have not been updated.
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