Instead, one can understand the repulsive behavior directly as a consequence of the discreteness of quantum geometry. Rather than providing an infinite reservoir of a continuous spacetime medium, quantum geometry as a discrete structure has only finite storage space for energy. When energy densities become too high, e.g., near a classical singularity, they can no longer be supported by quantum geometry, while classical geometry easily allows an infinite increase of energy densities. Like a sponge, which when fully soaked repels further water, quantum spacetime reacts to high energy densities with repulsive forces. This expectation is also borne out by specific phenomenological and effective analysis of higher-power models.
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