Equivalence of models in loop quantum cosmology and group field theory

ORAL

Abstract

The paradigmatic models often used to highlight cosmological features of loop quantum gravity and group field theory are shown to be equivalent, in the sense that they are different realizations of the same model given by harmonic cosmology. The loop version of harmonic cosmology is a canonical realization, while the group field version is a bosonic realization. The existence of a large number of bosonic realizations suggests generalizations of models in group field cosmology.

*This work was supported in part by NSF grant PHY-1607414

Presenters

  • Sean T Crowe

    • Pennsylvania State University, Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos

Authors

  • Sean T Crowe

    • Pennsylvania State University, Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos
  • Martin Bojowald

    • Pennsylvania State University, Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos
  • Bekir Baytas

    • Pennsylvania State University, Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos