NDLI: The dark side of a patchwork universe

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Author	Bojowald, Martin
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	While observational cosmology has recently progressed fast, it revealed a serious dilemma called dark energy: an unknown source of exotic energy with negative pressure driving a current accelerating phase of the universe. All attempts so far to find a convincing theoretical explanation have failed, so that one of the last hopes is the yet to be developed quantum theory of gravity. In this article, loop quantum gravity is considered as a candidate, with an emphasis on properties which might play a role for the dark energy problem. Its basic feature is the discrete structure of space, often associated with quantum theories of gravity on general grounds. This gives rise to well-defined matter Hamiltonian operators and thus sheds light on conceptual questions related to the cosmological constant problem. It also implies typical quantum geometry effects which, from a more phenomenological point of view, may result in dark energy. In particular the latter scenario allows several non-trivial tests which can be made more precise by detailed observations in combination with a quantitative study of numerical quantum gravity. If the speculative possibility of a loop quantum gravitational origin of dark energy turns out to be realized, a program as outlined here will help to hammer out our ideas for a quantum theory of gravity, and at the same time allow predictions for the distant future of our universe.
Starting Page	639
Ending Page	660
Page Count	22
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00017701
Journal	General Relativity and Gravitation
Volume Number	40
Issue Number	2-3
e-ISSN	15729532
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2007-12-04
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology Quantum Physics Differential Geometry Relativity and Cosmology Mathematical and Computational Physics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Physics and Astronomy

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