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Lattice-refining loop quantum cosmology and inflation
Phys. Rev. D 76, 044015 – Published 21 August, 2007
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.76.044015
Abstract
We study the importance of lattice refinement in achieving a successful inflationary era. We solve, in the continuum limit, the second order difference equation governing the quantum evolution in loop quantum cosmology, assuming both a fixed and a dynamically varying lattice in a suitable refinement model. We thus impose a constraint on the potential of a scalar field, so that the continuum approximation is not broken. Considering that such a scalar field could play the role of the inflaton, we obtain a second constraint on the inflationary potential so that there is consistency with the cosmic microwave background data on large angular scales. For a inflationary model, we combine the two constraints on the inflaton potential to impose an upper limit on , which is severely fine-tuned in the case of a fixed lattice. We thus conclude that lattice refinement is necessary to achieve a natural inflationary model.
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