Spacetime Foam, Midisuperspace, and the Cosmological Constant

Perhaps the cosmological constant really is huge at the Planck scale, but is “hidden” by Planck scale quantum fluctuations of spacetime. I briefly review this proposal and provide some evidence, coming from a simplified midisuperspace model, that an appropriate “foamy” structure can do the job of hi...

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Main Author: Steven Carlip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Universe
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/7/12/495