Quantum Damping of Cosmological Shear: A New Prediction from Loop Quantum Cosmologies

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Main Authors: Gan, Wen-Cong, Graef, Leila L., Ramos, Rudnei O., Vicente, Gustavo S., Wang, Anzhong
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author Gan, Wen-Cong
Graef, Leila L.
Ramos, Rudnei O.
Vicente, Gustavo S.
Wang, Anzhong
author_facet Gan, Wen-Cong
Graef, Leila L.
Ramos, Rudnei O.
Vicente, Gustavo S.
Wang, Anzhong
contents We study the dynamics of the Bianchi I universe in modified loop quantum cosmology (mLQC-I) and uncover a robust mechanism for isotropization: the shear is dynamically suppressed after the bounce and decays rapidly in the quantum post-bounce regime, independently of the equation of state of standard matter sources. This naturally drives the Universe toward a homogeneous and isotropic expanding phase without fine-tuning. Our results show that mLQC-I provides a new quantum-gravitational mechanism for suppressing anisotropies, absent in other bounce models.
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spellingShingle Quantum Damping of Cosmological Shear: A New Prediction from Loop Quantum Cosmologies
Gan, Wen-Cong
Graef, Leila L.
Ramos, Rudnei O.
Vicente, Gustavo S.
Wang, Anzhong
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
We study the dynamics of the Bianchi I universe in modified loop quantum cosmology (mLQC-I) and uncover a robust mechanism for isotropization: the shear is dynamically suppressed after the bounce and decays rapidly in the quantum post-bounce regime, independently of the equation of state of standard matter sources. This naturally drives the Universe toward a homogeneous and isotropic expanding phase without fine-tuning. Our results show that mLQC-I provides a new quantum-gravitational mechanism for suppressing anisotropies, absent in other bounce models.
title Quantum Damping of Cosmological Shear: A New Prediction from Loop Quantum Cosmologies
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.14021