Fully loop-quantum-cosmology-corrected propagation of gravitational waves during slow-roll inflation

J. Grain, T. Cailleteau, A. Barrau, and A. Gorecki
Phys. Rev. D 81, 024040 – Published 28 January 2010

Abstract

The cosmological primordial power spectrum is known to be one of the most promising observable to probe quantum gravity effects. In this article, we investigate how the tensor power spectrum is modified by loop-quantum-gravity corrections. The two most important quantum terms, holonomy and inverse volume, are explicitly taken into account in a unified framework. The equation of propagation of gravitational waves is derived and solved for one set of parameters.

  • Received 15 October 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.81.024040

©2010 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

J. Grain*

  • Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale, Université Paris-Sud 11, CNRS, Bâtiments 120-121, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France

T. Cailleteau, A. Barrau, and A. Gorecki§

  • Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie, UJF, INPG, CNRS, IN2P3, 53, avenue des Martyrs, 38026 Grenoble cedex, France

  • *julien.grain@ias.u-psud.fr
  • cailleteau@lpsc.in2p3.fr
  • aurelien.barrau@cern.ch
  • §gorecki@lpsc.in2p3.fr

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Vol. 81, Iss. 2 — 15 January 2010

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