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Veröffentlicht: 2024
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Online-Zugang:https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.19870
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contents Cosmic structure on the largest scales preserves the pattern laid down by quantum fluctuations of gravity in the early universe on scales comparable to inflationary horizons. It is proposed here that fluctuations create physical correlations only within finite regions enclosed by causal diamonds, like entanglement in other quantum systems. Conformal geometry is used to calculate a range of angular separation with no causal correlation. Correlations of the cosmic microwave background in this ``causal shadow'' are measured to be three to four orders of magnitude smaller than expected in standard inflation models. It is suggested that this measured symmetry of the primordial pattern signifies a new symmetry of quantum gravity associated with causal horizons.
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spellingShingle Cosmic shadows of causation
Hogan, Craig
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Cosmic structure on the largest scales preserves the pattern laid down by quantum fluctuations of gravity in the early universe on scales comparable to inflationary horizons. It is proposed here that fluctuations create physical correlations only within finite regions enclosed by causal diamonds, like entanglement in other quantum systems. Conformal geometry is used to calculate a range of angular separation with no causal correlation. Correlations of the cosmic microwave background in this ``causal shadow'' are measured to be three to four orders of magnitude smaller than expected in standard inflation models. It is suggested that this measured symmetry of the primordial pattern signifies a new symmetry of quantum gravity associated with causal horizons.
title Cosmic shadows of causation
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.19870