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Quantum Reduced Loop Gravity and the foundation of Loop Quantum Cosmology

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2016-08-03 v2

Abstract

Quantum Reduced Loop Gravity is a promising framework for linking Loop Quantum Gravity and the effective semiclassical dynamics of Loop Quantum Cosmology. We review its basic achievements and its main perspectives, outlining how it provides a quantum description of the Universe in terms of a cuboidal graph which constitutes the proper framework for applying loop techniques in a cosmological setting.

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@article{arxiv.1602.05475,
  title  = {Quantum Reduced Loop Gravity and the foundation of Loop Quantum Cosmology},
  author = {Emanuele Alesci and Francesco Cianfrani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.05475},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

18 pages, accepted at the International Journal of Modern Physics D for the special issue on Loop Quantum Cosmology

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