A Geometric Solution to the Coincidence Problem, and the Size of the Landscape as the Origin of Hierarchy

Weinberg's seminal prediction of the cosmological constant relied on a provisional method for regulating eternal inflation which has since been put aside. We show that a modern regulator, the causal patch, improves agreement with observation, removes many limiting assumptions, and yields additi...

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Main Authors: Bousso, Raphael (Author), Freivogel, Benjamin W. (Contributor), Leichenauer, Stefan (Author), Rosenhaus, Vladimir (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Theoretical Physics (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear Science (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2011-09-28T20:35:20Z.
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