Speaker: | Johannes Brunnemann |
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Singularities in LQG: A Status Report
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Abstract: |
Loop Quantum Cosmology (LQC) has taken huge steps towards an answer to the
question about sigularity (dis-)appearence in a quantum theory of gravity.
The results look very promising, however they are usually obtained within
the framework of symmetry reduced and thus simplified models.
Although the construction of these models follows as close as possible the
full theory of Loop Quantum Gravity (LQG), less is known about the influence
of the symmetry reduction on the outcome of calculations and the validity of
the symmetry assumptions, especially when it comes to the question of the
occurrence of singularities.
In order to strengthen the statements of LQC it is therefore of utmost
interest to study cosmological situations within the full theory.
The ideal picture would be an emergence of LQC results as certain limits of
LQG calculations.
In order to achieve this goal one has to consider both: reduced models under
more relaxed symmetry assumptions within LQC and somewhat restricted
calcualtions within the full theory of LQG.
Recently first steps have been made to start the latter analysis.
After a short comparison of LQC and LQG we will present the results obtained
in [gr-qc/0505032, gr-qc/0505033] and give a status report on current investigations.
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