A critical analysis of the cosmological implementation of loop quantum gravity

DOI10.1142/S0217732312500320MaRDI QIDQ2861651zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Francesco Cianfrani, Giovanni Montani

Publication date 11 November 2013

Published in Modern Physics Letters A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1201.2329

zbMATH Keywords

loop quantum gravityquantum cosmology

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

Abstract: This papers offers a critical discussion on the procedure by which Loop Quantum Cosmology (LQC) is constructed from the full Loop Quantum Gravity (LQG) theory. Revising recent issues in preserving SU(2) symmetry when quantizing the isotropic Universe, we trace a new perspective in approaching the cosmological problem within quantum geometry. The cosmological sector of LQG is reviewed and a critical point of view on LQC is presented. It is outlined how a polymer-like scale for quantum cosmology can be predicted from a proper fundamental graph underlying the homogeneous and isotropic continuous picture. However, such a minimum scale does not coincide with the choice made in LQC. Finally, the perspectives towards a consistent cosmological LQG model based on such a graph structure are discussed.

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