Open inflation, the four form and the cosmological constant

被引：98

作者：

Turok, N ^{[1
]}

Hawking, SW ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Appl Math & Theoret Phys, Cambridge CB3 9EW, England

来源：

PHYSICS LETTERS B | 1998年 / 432卷 / 3-4期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00651-0

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

Fundamental theories of quantum gravity such as supergravity include a four form field strength which contributes to the cosmological constant. The inclusion of such a field into our theory of open inflation [S.W. Hawking, N. Turok, Phys. Lett. B 425 (1998) 25] allows an anthropic solution to the cosmological constant problem in which cosmological constant gives a small but non-negligible contribution to the density of today's universe. We include a discussion of the role of the singularity in our solution and a reply to Vilenkin's recent criticism. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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