Cosmic tangle: Loop quantum cosmology and CMB anomalies
arXiv:2106.02481 · doi:10.3390/universe7060186
Abstract
Loop quantum cosmology is a conflicted field in which exuberant claims of observability coexist with serious objections against the conceptual and physical viability of its current formulations. This contribution presents a non-technical case study of the recent claim that loop quantum cosmology might alleviate anomalies in observations of the cosmic microwave background.
arXiv comment14 pages, contribution to special issue on "Quantum Cosmology" in Universe
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