Quantum resolution of the cosmological singularity without new physics
Abstract
We study a quantum Hot Big Bang in the connection representation, with a matter constant of motion m whose conjugate defines time. Superpositions in m induce a unitary inner product. The wavefunction reveals a resolution of the singularity problem without new physics or supplementary boundary conditions. Backtracking in time, the probability peak eventually halts at a maximum curvature, its height dropping thereafter while a symmetric contracting peak rises. The Big Bang is replaced by a superposition of contracting and expanding regular Universes. We contrast these findings with the situation in the metric representation, where boundary conditions at the singularity are needed for unitary evolution.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2204.01771,
title = {Quantum resolution of the cosmological singularity without new physics},
author = {Steffen Gielen and João Magueijo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2204.01771},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
6 pages, 3 figures, letter format; v3: fixed some typos, close to published version