Cosmological measure with volume averaging and the vacuum energy problem


Autoria(s): Astashenok, Artyom V.; del Popolo, Antonino
Contribuinte(s)

UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

Data(s)

01/11/2013

01/11/2013

2012

Resumo

In this paper, we give a possible solution to the cosmological constant problem. It is shown that the traditional approach, based on volume weighting of probabilities, leads to an incoherent conclusion: the probability that a randomly chosen observer measures Lambda = 0 is exactly equal to 1. Using an alternative, volume averaging measure, instead of volume weighting can explain why the cosmological constant is non-zero.

Identificador

CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM GRAVITY, BRISTOL, v. 29, n. 8, supl. 1, Part 3, pp. 36-41, APR 21, 2012

0264-9381

http://www.producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/37309

10.1088/0264-9381/29/8/085014

http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/29/8/085014

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eng

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IOP PUBLISHING LTD

BRISTOL

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CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM GRAVITY

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Palavras-Chave #COSMIC STAR-FORMATION #HISTORY #GALAXIES #UNIVERSE #ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS #PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY #PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS
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article

original article

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