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Inhomogeneous generalizations of the Kasner cosmological models have been found by Gowdy, and can be used to exhibit simplified models of quantized gravitational fields. One finds that a quantum description can be given arbitrarily near the singularity. Graviton pair creation occurs, and can be seen to convert anisotropic expansion rates into the energy of graviton pairs.
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Misner, C.W. (1974). Quantum Descriptions of Singularities Leading to Pair Creation. In: Longair, M.S. (eds) Confrontation of Cosmological Theories with Observational Data. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 63. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2220-0_27
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