Cosmic Tangle: Loop Quantum Cosmology and CMB Anomalies

Loop quantum cosmology is a conflicted field in which exuberant claims of observability coexist with serious objections against the conceptual and physical viability of its current formulations. This contribution presents a non-technical case study of the recent claim that loop quantum cosmology might alleviate anomalies in the observations of the cosmic microwave background.

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Loop quantum cosmology is a conflicted field with both exuberant claims of observability and serious objections against its current formulations. This study presents a non-technical case study on the recent claim that loop quantum cosmology might alleviate anomalies in observations of the cosmic microwave background.