Cosmological constant: Relaxation vs multiverse

We consider a scalar field with a bottom-less potential, such as g3ϕ, finding that cosmologies unavoidably end up with a crunch, late enough to be compatible with observations if g≲1.2H02/3MPl1/3. If rebounces avoid singularities, the multiverse acquires new features; in particular probabilities avo...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Strumia, Daniele Teresi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Physics Letters B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269319306239