Abstract
Nuovo Cim.B121:661-673,2006 We study some aspects of classical & quantum cosmology in the context of
two-dimensionsal dilaton gravity theories with matter being described by a
perfect fluid. We derive the classical equations obeyed by the metric function
& the dilaton field. An impicit solution for the metric function is obtained &
used to discuss possible expansion & contraction scenarios for the universe.
Quantization is carried out & finite norm exact solutions of the Wheeler-DeWitt
equation are obtained.