The Observational Implications of Loop Quantum Cosmology

Jakub Mielczarek

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The Observational Implications of Loop Quantum Cosmology

Jakub Mielczarek

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Submitted 29 Aug 2009

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The authors' main claim We show that fine-tuning is not required here and model is consistent with observations.

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In this paper we consider realistic model of inflation embedded in the framework of loop quantum cosmology. Phase of inflation is preceded here by the phase of a quantum bounce. We show how parameters of inflation depend on the initial conditions established in the contracting, pre-bounce phase. Our investigations indicate that phase of the bounce easily sets proper initial conditions for the inflation. Subsequently we study observational effects that might arise due to the quantum gravitational modifications. We perform preliminary observational constraints for the Barbero-Immirzi parameter $\gamma$, critical density $\rho_{\text{c}}$ and parameter $\lambda$. In the next step we study effects on power spectrum of perturbations. We calculate spectrum of perturbations from the bounce and from the joined bounce+inflation phase. Based on these studies we indicate possible way to relate quantum cosmological models with the astronomical observations. Using the Sachs-Wolfe approximation we calculate spectrum of the super-horizontal CMB anisotropies. We show that quantum cosmological effects can, in the natural way, explain suppression of the low CMB multipoles. We show that fine-tuning is not required here and model is consistent with observations. We also analyse other possible probes of the quantum cosmologies and discuss perspectives of their implementation.

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In this paper we consider realistic model of inflation embedded in the framework of loop quantum cosmology. Phase of inflation is preceded here by the phase of a quantum bounce. We show how parameters of inflation depend on the initial conditions established in the contracting, pre-bounce phase. Our investigations indicate that phase of the bounce easily sets proper initial conditions for the inflation. Subsequently we study observational effects that might arise due to the quantum gravitational modifications. We perform preliminary observational constraints for the Barbero-Immirzi parameter $\gamma$, critical density $\rho_{\text{c}}$ and parameter $\lambda$. In the next step we study effects on power spectrum of perturbations. We calculate spectrum of perturbations from the bounce and from the joined bounce+inflation phase. Based on these studies we indicate possible way to relate quantum cosmological models with the astronomical observations. Using the Sachs-Wolfe approximation we calculate spectrum of the super-horizontal CMB anisotropies. We show that quantum cosmological effects can, in the natural way, explain suppression of the low CMB multipoles. We show that fine-tuning is not required here and model is consistent with observations. We also analyse other possible probes of the quantum cosmologies and discuss perspectives of their implementation.

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Uses its data or values 1 paper

Based on the observations of the cosmic microwave background radiation it was recently shown [ref] that $λ≤7 ·10^4 l_Pl$.

Observables for FRW model with cosmological constant in the framework of loop cosmology · Hamiltonian · 0.90

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We will compare our analytic solutions with the exact numerical solutions obtained in [ref] and show how close they are to each other throughout the evolution (for earlier work on inflationary attractors with $m^2 ϕ^2$ potentials in LQC see Ref [ref] and also Ref [ref] ).

Inflation in Loop Quantum Cosmology · Comparison of Analytic versus Numerical solutions · 0.97
Additionally, unlike [ref] , we cast the inflationary evolution in a symmetric bouncing scenario, the merit of which is that the initial conditions can be naturally and uniquely set at the bouncing epoch once the (symmetry) potential is given (and thus no additional tuning parameters are needed except for those describing the potential).

Cosmological inflation driven by holonomy corrections of loop quantum cosmology · Inflation in the symmetric bouncing scenario · 0.87

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This approach is heuristically justified (to decouple the physical effects) and intrinsically plausible (as, on the one hand, the LQC-driven superinflation can only be used to set the proper initial conditions to a standard inflationary stage if the horizon and flatness problems are both to be solved [ref] and as, on the other hand, it seems that the quantum bounce can trigger on a standard inflationary phase [ref] ).

Fully Loop-Quantum-Cosmology-corrected propagation of gravitational waves during slow-roll inflation · Introduction · 0.99
This approach is heuristically justified (to decouple the physical effects) and intrinsically plausible (as, on the one hand, the L.Q.C.-driven superinflation can only be used to set the proper initial conditions to a standard inflationary stage if the horizon and flatness problems are both to be solved [ref] and as, on the other hand, it seems that the quantum bounce can trigger on a standard inflationary phase [ref] ).

Loop Quantum Cosmology corrections on gravity waves produced during primordial inflation · Introduction · 0.98
In addition, it has recently been shown that in the presence of an appropriate scalar field, inflation is generic in loop cosmology, and does not require unlikely initial conditions [ref] .

Loop quantum gravity: the first twenty five years · Loop cosmology: canonical · 0.97

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The dynamics of models with holonomy corrections was studied in several articles [ref] .

Inflation in loop quantum cosmology: Dynamics and spectrum of gravitational waves · Background dynamics · 0.93
Super-inflation due to holonomy corrections and the effects on inflationary models have also been studied [ref] .

Cosmological inflation driven by holonomy corrections of loop quantum cosmology · Introduction · 0.90
Over the past two decades, a substantial body of work has explored this single-field framework in LQC, covering a variety of inflationary potentials and analyzing their implications for early-universe dynamics, see, for example, [ref] and references therein, but only a limited number of works have considered multi-field systems [ref] .

Polymerized spacetime dynamics with multifield source: Unraveling the pre-inflationary Universe · Introduction · 0.89

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In our considerations we use value $γ=γ_M =0.2375$ calculated by Meissner in Ref. [ref] .

Black hole entropy in Loop Quantum Gravity · Introduction · 1.00

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The spectrum obtained in this subsection is similar to this obtained in the case of gravitational waves in Ref. [ref] .

Tensor power spectrum with holonomy corrections in LQC · Symmetric bounce · 1.00
The similar power spectrum to this obtained here was derived also in Ref. [ref] .

Suppressing the lower Multipoles in the CMB Anisotropies · Bounce+Inflation model · 1.00
The similar power spectrum to this obtained here was derived also in Ref. [ref] .

Suppressing CMB Quadrupole with a Bounce from Contracting Phase to Inflation · Bounce+Inflation model · 1.00

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The validity of this approximation was indicated in Ref. [ref] .

Suppressing the lower Multipoles in the CMB Anisotropies · Sachs-Wolfe approximation · 0.96
The validity of this approximation was indicated in Ref. [ref] .

Suppressing CMB Quadrupole with a Bounce from Contracting Phase to Inflation · Sachs-Wolfe approximation · 0.96

Cites as background 16 papers

This issue is discussed in Ref. [ref] .

The minimum length problem of loop quantum cosmology · Background Dynamics · 0.83
This issue is discussed in Ref. [ref] .

Consistent Loop Quantum Cosmology · Background Dynamics · 0.83
This type of perturbations with LQG corrections was studied in Ref. [ref] .

Hamiltonian cosmological perturbation theory with loop quantum gravity corrections · Perturbations · 0.84

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