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Quantum-gravitational corrections to the power spectrum for a closed universe

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2023-02-15 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We study the quantum-gravitational corrections to the power spectrum of a gauge-invariant inflationary scalar perturbations in a closed model of a universe. We consider canonical quantum gravity as an approach to quantizing gravity. This leads to the Wheeler-DeWitt equation, which has been studied by applying a semiclassical Born-Oppenheimer type of approximation. At the corresponding orders of approximation, we recover both the uncorrected and quantum-gravitationally corrected Schroedinger equations for the perturbation modes from which we calculate the quantum-gravitational corrections to the power spectrum in the slow-roll regime. The results are compared to the power spectra for the flat model of the universe.

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@article{arxiv.2302.07001,
  title  = {Quantum-gravitational corrections to the power spectrum for a closed universe},
  author = {Tatevik Vardanyan and Claus Kiefer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.07001},
  year   = {2023}
}

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7 pages, 1 figure. Contribution to the Proceedings of the DICE2022 meeting, Castiglioncello, September 2022