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arxiv: 2605.14657 · v1 · pith:W6TQII5Lnew · submitted 2026-05-14 · 🌀 gr-qc · astro-ph.CO· hep-th

Parametrization of the primordial power spectrum in loop quantum cosmology

Almudena Guill\'en , Kai Langer , Guillermo A. Mena Marug\'an , Niklas Rodenb\"ucher , Antonio Vicente-Becerril This is my paper

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keywords loop quantum cosmologyprimordial power spectrumpre-inflationary bouncehybrid approachdressed metric approachNO-AHD vacuumtensor-to-scalar ratioPlanck data
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A parametrization of the primordial power spectrum in loop quantum cosmology adds dependence on bounce e-folds and suppression scale set by bounce energy density.

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The paper derives a parametrization of the primordial power spectrum that incorporates effects from a pre-inflationary bounce phase in loop quantum cosmology using both hybrid and dressed metric approaches. This parametrization depends on standard slow-roll coefficients and cosmological parameters plus two pre-inflationary quantities: the number of e-folds during the bounce and a characteristic suppression scale fixed by the energy density at the bounce. Adopting the NO-AHD vacuum yields a non-oscillatory spectrum and makes the tensor-to-scalar ratio coincide with its standard expression in the ΛCDM model whenever observed scales are not much smaller than the suppressed region. For a total expansion of about 140 e-folds the resulting angular power spectra from both approaches match Planck data at high multipoles while appearing to improve the fit at low multipoles.

Core claim

We derive a new parametrization of the primordial power spectrum at the end of the inflationary regime that depends on slow-roll coefficients and cosmological parameters plus the number of e-folds during the bounce epoch and a characteristic suppression scale determined by the energy density at the bounce. With the NO-AHD vacuum the tensor-to-scalar ratio in both the hybrid and dressed metric approaches coincides with its expression in the standard ΛCDM model when the observed scales are not much smaller than the power-suppressed region. For a total cosmic expansion of about 140 e-folds both approaches exhibit excellent agreement with Planck data at high multipoles while apparently improving

What carries the argument

The new parametrization of the primordial power spectrum that encodes pre-inflationary physics through the bounce e-folds and the suppression scale fixed by bounce energy density.

If this is right

  • The tensor-to-scalar ratio matches its standard ΛCDM expression for observed scales not much smaller than the suppressed region.
  • Both the hybrid and dressed metric approaches produce equivalent results for the tensor-to-scalar ratio under the chosen vacuum.
  • For a total of about 140 e-folds the angular power spectra agree with Planck data at high multipoles.
  • The same total expansion yields an apparent improvement over ΛCDM at low multipoles.
  • The parametrization remains robust because it depends only on pre-inflationary quantities once slow-roll and cosmological parameters are fixed.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Future CMB experiments with improved low-multipole sensitivity could test whether the reported improvement persists or is an artifact of the specific vacuum choice.
  • If the suppression scale inferred from data aligns with the LQG bounce density, it would indirectly constrain the Immirzi parameter and area gap without direct Planck-scale measurements.
  • The same parametrization form could be applied to other bounce models in quantum cosmology to compare their predicted low-multipole behavior.
  • Absence of the expected suppression in high-precision polarization data at the relevant scales would require either more e-folds or a different vacuum prescription.

Load-bearing premise

The NO-AHD vacuum is the appropriate choice because it selects a state optimally adapted to the background dynamics and produces a non-oscillatory spectrum.

What would settle it

Detection of oscillatory features in the low-multipole angular power spectrum at the scales corresponding to the bounce suppression would contradict the reported agreement obtained with the NO-AHD vacuum.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.14657 by Almudena Guill\'en, Antonio Vicente-Becerril, Guillermo A. Mena Marug\'an, Kai Langer, Niklas Rodenb\"ucher.

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We investigate the imprints on the angular power spectra of cosmological perturbations of a pre-inflationary bounce phase, as described by the hybrid and dressed metric approaches to loop quantum cosmology. For this purpose, we derive a new parametrization of the primordial power spectrum at the end of the inflationary regime. Apart from slow-roll coefficients and cosmological parameters that are present in the standard cosmological scenario without quantum modifications, this parametrization additionally depends only on pre-inflationary physics. More specifically, we find a dependence on the number of e-folds during the bounce epoch and on a characteristic suppression scale which, given the e-folds accumulated during cosmic evolution, is determined by the energy density at the bounce. Recall that this density depends on the Immirzi parameter and the area gap known from LQG. This leads to a robust and accurate parametrization of the primordial power spectrum. Since in pre-inflationary scenarios there is no preferred vacuum state, we adopt the NO-AHD proposal, which selects a vacuum that is optimally adapted to the background dynamics and yields a non-oscillatory primordial power spectrum. With this choice, we show that the tensor-to-scalar ratio in both quantization approaches coincides with its expression in the standard $\Lambda$CDM model when the observed scales are not much smaller than the power-suppressed region. Computing also the angular power spectrum, we find that, for a total cosmic expansion of about 140 e-folds, both the hybrid and the dressed metric approaches exhibit excellent agreement with Planck data at high multipoles, while apparently improving the fit with respect to $\Lambda$CDM for low multipole numbers.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript derives a parametrization of the primordial power spectrum at the end of inflation in loop quantum cosmology, using both the hybrid and dressed metric approaches to incorporate a pre-inflationary bounce. Apart from standard slow-roll and cosmological parameters, the form depends on the number of e-folds during the bounce epoch and a suppression scale fixed by the bounce energy density (set by the Immirzi parameter and area gap). Adopting the NO-AHD vacuum (chosen for background adaptation and non-oscillatory output), the paper shows that the tensor-to-scalar ratio coincides with the standard ΛCDM expression when observed scales are not much smaller than the suppressed region, and that for a total expansion of ~140 e-folds both approaches agree well with Planck data at high multipoles while appearing to improve the low-multipole fit.

Significance. If the explicit functional form and its derivation are robust, and the reported agreement holds without fine-tuning of the total e-fold count, the work would supply a concrete, observationally testable link between LQC bounce dynamics and CMB observables, extending standard slow-roll predictions in a controlled way.

major comments (1)
  1. [Abstract] The central claim of Planck agreement at high multipoles and improvement at low multipoles is presented for a total of ~140 e-folds; however, the abstract and claim description indicate this specific total expansion is selected to achieve the reported fit, while the suppression scale is stated to be independently fixed by the bounce density. This raises a load-bearing question of whether the low-multipole improvement is a genuine prediction or an artifact of the e-fold choice (see abstract and the paragraph on vacuum selection).
minor comments (1)
  1. [Abstract] The abstract states that the parametrization 'additionally depends only on pre-inflationary physics' yet lists dependence on the number of e-folds during the bounce epoch; an explicit functional form or derivation steps would clarify whether this is fully determined by LQG parameters or retains free parameters.

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We thank the referee for the careful reading of our manuscript and the constructive feedback. We address the major comment below.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] The central claim of Planck agreement at high multipoles and improvement at low multipoles is presented for a total of ~140 e-folds; however, the abstract and claim description indicate this specific total expansion is selected to achieve the reported fit, while the suppression scale is stated to be independently fixed by the bounce density. This raises a load-bearing question of whether the low-multipole improvement is a genuine prediction or an artifact of the e-fold choice (see abstract and the paragraph on vacuum selection).

    Authors: We agree that the specific value of approximately 140 e-folds is chosen to position the suppression scale such that it can affect the low-multipole region of the CMB spectrum. This total expansion is a representative value motivated by the requirement to solve the horizon and flatness problems in a manner consistent with standard slow-roll inflation, while allowing pre-inflationary LQC effects to remain potentially observable. The suppression scale is fixed by the bounce energy density (set by the Immirzi parameter and area gap), but the mapping of this scale to comoving wavenumbers and thus to multipoles depends on the total post-bounce expansion. We will revise the abstract and the relevant discussion (including the paragraph on vacuum selection) to clarify that the reported agreement and apparent improvement constitute a demonstration for this representative choice, and that the parametrization is general: different total e-fold values simply shift the multipole range where suppression appears. This makes the low-multipole feature a testable prediction of the model rather than an arbitrary artifact. The NO-AHD vacuum is selected independently for its background adaptation and non-oscillatory properties. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; derivation self-contained with external LQG inputs

full rationale

The paper derives a parametrization of the primordial power spectrum from the hybrid and dressed metric LQC approaches. It depends on slow-roll coefficients, standard cosmological parameters, bounce e-folds, and a suppression scale fixed by the bounce energy density (itself set by Immirzi parameter and area gap from LQG). The NO-AHD vacuum is adopted explicitly for its adaptation to background dynamics and non-oscillatory output; this is a deliberate selection criterion, not a self-definition. The tensor-to-scalar ratio coincidence with ΛCDM is stated to hold under the condition that observed scales are not much smaller than the suppressed region. The ~140 e-fold total expansion is presented as a specific value yielding Planck agreement at high multipoles (with apparent low-multipole improvement), but this is a parameter choice within the model rather than a fitted input renamed as a forced prediction. No equation reduces by construction to its inputs, no load-bearing self-citation chain is quoted, and the central results remain independent of the target data. The derivation is self-contained against the stated LQG benchmarks.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

2 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on the NO-AHD vacuum choice and on the assumption that the bounce energy density is set solely by the Immirzi parameter and area gap already fixed in LQG; no new entities are postulated and the extra parameters are presented as determined by pre-inflationary physics rather than freely fitted.

free parameters (2)
  • number of e-folds during bounce epoch
    Appears as an explicit additional dependence in the parametrization of the primordial power spectrum.
  • suppression scale
    Determined by energy density at bounce, which itself depends on Immirzi parameter and area gap; treated as an input fixed by LQG rather than fitted to CMB data.
axioms (2)
  • domain assumption NO-AHD vacuum proposal selects a state optimally adapted to the background dynamics and produces a non-oscillatory spectrum
    Invoked to justify the choice of vacuum that allows the reported coincidence with ΛCDM tensor-to-scalar ratio and the Planck agreement.
  • domain assumption Total cosmic expansion of about 140 e-folds
    Used to obtain the reported excellent agreement with Planck at high multipoles and improved low-multipole fit.

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