Using cosmology to establish the quantization of gravity

Lawrence M. Krauss, Frank Wilczek

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    Abstract

    While many aspects of general relativity have been tested, and general principles of quantum dynamics demand its quantization, there is no direct evidence for that. It has been argued that development of detectors sensitive to individual gravitons is unlikely, and perhaps impossible. We argue here, however, that measurement of polarization of the cosmic microwave background due to a long wavelength stochastic background of gravitational waves from inflation in the early Universe would firmly establish the quantization of gravity.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number047501
    JournalPhysical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
    Volume89
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 20 Feb 2014

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