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Simple fluid models for super-inflation in effective LQC and effects on the CMB B-modes

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2015-03-19 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

Loop quantum cosmology allows to replace the original singularity by a quantum bounce followed by a phase of fast expansion called super-inflation. In this paper, we use a simple analytic description of super-inflation using the equation of state of a fluid. We then derive the power spectrum of tensor perturbations produced. The effects on the B-mode polarization of the cosmological background radiation are discussed. For a large region of phase space, the spectrum should be distinguishable from the standard inflationary prediction for future observations.

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@article{arxiv.1111.4661,
  title  = {Simple fluid models for super-inflation in effective LQC and effects on the CMB B-modes},
  author = {J. Ribassin and E. Huguet and K. Ganga},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.4661},
  year   = {2015}
}

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8 pages, 15 figures