Spatially flat FLRW spacetimes with a Big Bang from matrix geometry
We present an expanding, spatially flat ($k=0$) FLRW quantum spacetime with a Big Bang, considered as a background in Yang-Mills matrix models. The FLRW geometry emerges in the semi-classical limit as a projection from the fuzzy hyperboloid. We analyze the propagation of scalar fields, and demonstrate that their Feynman propagator resembles the Minkowski space Feynman propagator in the semi-classical regime. Moreover, the higher spin modes predicted by the matrix model are described explicitly. These results are compared to recent results on $k=-1$ FLRW quantum spacetimes with a Big Bounce.
Authors
- Christian Gaß (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4059-6817)
- Harold Steinacker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3440-8827)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nuclear Physics B
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2025.116988
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- Austrian Science Fund