2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/188016Using a Liouville measure, similar to the one proposed recently by Gibbons and Turok, we investigate the probability that single-field inflation with a polynomial potential can last long enough to solve the shortcomings of the standard hot big bang model, within the semiclassical regime of loop quantum cosmology. We conclude that, for such a class of inflationary models and for natural values of the loop quantum cosmology parameters, a successful inflationary scenario is highly improbable.16 pages, 6 figures Amended version to appear in Phys. Rev. DGeneral Relativity and Quantum CosmologyAstrophysicsHigh Energy Physics - PhenomenologyHigh Energy Physics - TheoryOn the Onset of Inflation in Loop Quantum Cosmologytext