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Quantum Big Bounce Włodzimierz Piechocki, Theory Division, INS, Warsaw

Quantum Big Bounce Włodzimierz Piechocki, Theory Division, INS, Warsaw Loop Quantum Cosmology (L QC ) := quantization method inspired by L oop Q uantum G ravity, LQG, (field theory with infinitely

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Quantum Big Bounce Włodzimierz Piechocki, Theory Division, INS, Warsaw

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  1. Quantum Big Bounce • Włodzimierz Piechocki, Theory Division, INS, Warsaw • Loop Quantum Cosmology (LQC) := quantization method inspired by Loop Quantum Gravity, LQG, (field theory withinfinitely • many degrees of freedom) for quantization of simple models of the universe (with a few degrees offreedom). • Both LQC and LQG are based on the holonomy-flux representation for the algebra of elementary variables, which is quite • different from the Schroedinger representation. • Classical Hamiltonian is expressed in terms of holonomy around loop with radius shrunk to zero. • Quantum Hamiltonian includes quantum holonomy loop with finite value of length, determined from the energy gap • of an areaoperator of LQG (not LQC). • LQC calculations for flat FRW universes with scalar field strongly suggest that theevolution of these universes does not • suffer from the classicalsingularity: • The initialbig-bangsingularity turns intoquantumbig-bounceowing to strongquantum effects. • Resolutionof the cosmological singularity is due to thediscretenessof quantum geometry. • Physicaljustification for such procedure is doubtful: • 1. LQC is not the cosmological sector of LQG. These are two different models of two different quantum systems. Insertion • by handfrom LQGinto LQC of the corresponding physical quantitiesdoes not make sense. • 2. Geometrical operators of length, area or volumehas not been defined in the physical Hilbert space (satisfying constraints), • but on the kinematical one so they are notobservablesbecause they are gauge dependent. • Possible solution to the problem: • If cosmic projects like PiSky, SWIFT, HESS, MAGIC, GLAST or others detect the dispersion of photons, the assumption on • discreteness of quantum geometry may get substantial support. Determination of some measure of `fundamental length' • mightbeused to model a size of `fundamental loop' used in LQC to calculate within LQC the critical density of matter at which • the Big-Bounce occurs. The energy scale of the quantum phase may turn out to be different from the Planck scale.

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