Random values of the cosmological constant
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Random values of the cosmological constant
One way that an anthropic selection mechanism may be manifest in a physical theory involves multiple domains in the universe with different values of the physical parameters. If this mechanism is to be relevant for understanding the small observed value of the cosmological constant, it may involve a mechanism by which some contributions to the cosmological constant can be fixed at a continuous ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of High Energy Physics
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1029-8479
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2000/08/022