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Trans-Planckian philosophy of cosmology
1Department of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
|October 28, 2021
Summary
Trans-Planckian censorship provides an empirical constraint for quantum gravity research. This conjecture supports the autonomy of early universe structure formation from high-energy physics.
Area of Science:
- Theoretical Physics
- Cosmology
- Quantum Gravity
Background:
- Early universe cosmology describes structure formation.
- Quantum gravity governs the Planck regime (high-energy physics).
- The trans-Planckian censorship conjecture is a recent proposal.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide philosophical groundwork for the trans-Planckian censorship conjecture.
- To argue for the autonomy of early universe structure formation from quantum gravity.
- To frame this autonomy as an empirical constraint for quantum gravity research.
Main Methods:
- Philosophical argumentation.
- Conceptual analysis of cosmological structure formation.
- Examination of the implications of trans-Planckian censorship.
Main Results:
- Early universe structure formation is autonomous from quantum gravity.
- Trans-Planckian censorship can render this autonomy empirically testable.
- The conjecture offers a framework for ongoing quantum gravity research.
Conclusions:
- The philosophical underpinnings of trans-Planckian censorship support its role in constraining quantum gravity.
- Establishing the autonomy of structure formation is key to empirically testing quantum gravity theories.
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