# Loop quantum gravity and the CMB: toward pre-Big Bounce cosmology

**Authors:** Aurelien Barrau

arXiv: 0911.3745 · 2018-12-19

## TL;DR

This paper explores how loop quantum gravity effects, especially the Big Bounce and pre-Big Bounce states, could leave detectable imprints on the cosmic microwave background spectrum, offering insights into pre-Big Bounce cosmology.

## Contribution

It analyzes potential CMB imprints of loop quantum gravity effects, emphasizing semi-classical corrections and the pre-Big Bounce state, advancing understanding of early universe models.

## Key findings

- Big Bounce corrections can modify the CMB spectrum
- Pre-Big Bounce states may leave observable imprints
- Loop quantum gravity effects could be detectable in CMB data

## Abstract

This brief article sums up the possible imprints of loop quantum gravity effects on the cosmological microwave background. We focus on semi-classical terms and show that "Big Bounce" corrections, together with the "pre Big Bounce" state, could modify the observed spectrum.

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## References

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