Abstract
We study the classical and quantum models of a Friedmann–Robertson–Walker (FRW) cosmology, coupled to a perfect fluid, in the context of the f(R) gravity. Using Schutz' representation for the perfect fluid, we show that, under a particular gauge choice, it may lead to the identification of a time parameter for the corresponding dynamical system. Moreover, this formalism gives rise to a Schrödinger–Wheeler–DeWitt (SWD) equation for the quantum-mechanical description of the model under consideration, the eigenfunctions of which can be used to construct the wavefunction of the universe. In the case of f(R) = R2 (pure quadratic model), for some particular choices of the perfect fluid source, exact solutions to the SWD equation can be obtained and the corresponding results are compared to the usual f(R) = R model.
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