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Numerical loop quantum cosmology: an overview
A brief review of various numerical techniques used in loop quantum cosmology
and results is presented. These include the way extensive numerical simulations
shed insights on the resolution of classical singularities, resulting in the
key prediction of the bounce at the Planck scale in different models, and the
numerical methods used to analyze the properties of the quantum difference
operator and the von Neumann stability issues. Using the quantization of a
massless scalar field in an isotropic spacetime as a template, an attempt is
made to highlight the complementarity of different methods to gain
understanding of the new physics emerging from the quantum theory. Open
directions which need to be explored with more refined numerical methods are
discussed.Comment: 33 Pages, 4 figures. Invited contribution to appear in Classical and
Quantum Gravity special issue on Non-Astrophysical Numerical Relativit
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