Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry Generated by Loop Quantum Gravity

Abstract

We show that Loop Quantum Gravity provides new mechanisms through which observed matter-antimatter asymmetry in the Universe can naturally arise at temperatures less than GUT scale. This is enabled through the introduction of a new length scale $\mathcal{L}$, much greater than Planck length ($l_P$), to obtain semi-classical weave states in the theory. This scale which depends on the momentum of the particle modifies the dispersion relation for different helicities of fermions and leads to lepton asymmetry.

Comments: To appear in Phys. Lett. B. Minor changes in presentation. References added