Polymer Dynamics of Isotropic Universe in Ashtekar and in Volume Variables
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Polymer Quantum Mechanics
3. Polymer Semiclassical Dynamics of the FLRW Universe
3.1. Dynamics in the Two Representations
3.2. Phenomenology with Particle Creation
4. Polymer Quantum Dynamics of the FLRW Universe
4.1. Quantum Analysis in the Ashtekar Variables
4.2. Quantum Analysis in the Volume Variable
5. Discussion of the Results
5.1. Linking the Two Pictures
5.2. Implications for LQC
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Giovannetti, E.; Barca, G.; Mandini, F.; Montani, G. Polymer Dynamics of Isotropic Universe in Ashtekar and in Volume Variables. Universe 2022, 8, 302. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe8060302
Giovannetti E, Barca G, Mandini F, Montani G. Polymer Dynamics of Isotropic Universe in Ashtekar and in Volume Variables. Universe. 2022; 8(6):302. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe8060302
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiovannetti, Eleonora, Gabriele Barca, Federico Mandini, and Giovanni Montani. 2022. "Polymer Dynamics of Isotropic Universe in Ashtekar and in Volume Variables" Universe 8, no. 6: 302. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe8060302
APA StyleGiovannetti, E., Barca, G., Mandini, F., & Montani, G. (2022). Polymer Dynamics of Isotropic Universe in Ashtekar and in Volume Variables. Universe, 8(6), 302. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe8060302