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Phys. Rev. D 77, 124008 (2008) [6 pages]

Emerging singularities in the bouncing loop cosmology

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Jakub Mielczarek*
Astronomical Observatory, Jagiellonian University, 30-244 Kraków, Orla 171, Poland and The Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen University, Blegdamsvej 17, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark

Marek Szydłowski
Department of Theoretical Physics, Catholic University of Lublin, Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin, Poland and Marc Kac Complex Systems Research Centre, Jagiellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

Received 26 February 2008; published 6 June 2008

In this paper we calculate O(μ4) corrections from holonomies in the loop quantum gravity, usually not taken into account. Allowance of the corrections of this kind is equivalent with the choice of the new quatization scheme. Quantization ambiguities in the loop quantum cosmology allow for this additional freedom and presented corrections are consistent with the standard approach. We apply these corrections to the flat Friedmann-Robertson-Walker cosmological model and calculate the modified Friedmann equation. We show that the bounce appears in the models with the standard O(μ2) quantization scheme and is shifted to the higher energies ρbounce=3ρc. Also, a pole in the Hubble parameter appears for ρpole=3/2ρc corresponding to hyperinflation/deflation phases. This pole represents a curvature singularity at which the scale factor is finite. In this scenario the singularity and bounce coexist. Moreover, we find that an ordinary bouncing solution appears only when quantum corrections in the lowest order are considered. Higher order corrections can lead to nonperturbative effects.

© 2008 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.77.124008
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.77.124008
PACS:
04.60.Pp, 98.80.Cq

*jakubm@poczta.onet.pl

uoszydlo@cyf-kr.edu.pl