Geometric Annihilation and Cosmic Acceleration: Cosmological Signatures of Latent Geometric Regions
We study coherent aggregates of orientation-reversed contributions in the spectrum of theLoop Quantum Gravity (LQG) volume operator and investigate their possible coarse-grainedstatistical description. These configurations correspond to sectors of the kinematical Hilbertspace where orientation-dependent contributions to the volume operator change sign.We develop an effective description in which cosmic evolution is governed by a dynamicalredistribution between positive and negative orientation sectors. In this phenomenologicalpicture, the macroscopic expansion of space can be modeled as an emergent phenomenon aris-ing from the gradual conversion of latent geometric capacity into positive-volume-dominatedconfigurations, mediated by domain-wall-like structures in the orientation field.An effective statistical model based on an Ising-like representation of vertex orientationsis introduced to describe the coarse-grained dynamics of LGRs. This leads to modifiedFriedmann equations with an additional time-dependent contribution that behaves similarlyto dark energy at the background level. We derive the associated dynamical system andidentify the relevant dimensionless parameters governing the conversion process.The framework yields phenomenological implications for cosmological observables, in-cluding late-time expansion history and possible signatures in gravitational wave spectraand quantum geometric simulations. However, we emphasize that these predictions dependon an effective coarse-graining of LQG dynamics and should not be interpreted as directconsequences of a complete quantum gravitational theory.The work is intended as a kinematically grounded but phenomenological extension ofLQG, aiming to explore whether orientation-sector dynamics can provide an alternativeinterpretation of dark-energy-like behavior. We present an explicit analytical calculationof the volume operator on a minimal tetrahedral spin-network graph (all spins j = 1/2),demonstrating exact cancellation of volume when one vertex is inverted, and outline a set ofobservational probes that could constrain or falsify the effective framework.
Authors
- Bilic Alex
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-05-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20468303
- Primary Topic
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Type
- preprint