A Possible Mechanism for Generating a Small Positive Cosmological Constant

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dc.creatorKane, G. L.
dc.creatorPerry, M. J.
dc.creatorZytkow, A. N.
dc.date2003-11-17
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:16:10Z
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dc.descriptionWe argue that in the context of string theory a large number N of connected degenerate vacua that mix will lead to a ground state with much lower energy, essentially because of the standard level repulsion of quantum theory for the wavefunction of the Universe. We imagine a history where initial quantum fluctuations give an energy density $\sim m_{susy}^2m_{Pl}^2$, but the universe quickly cascades to an energy density $\sim m_{susy}^2m_{Pl}^2/N$. Then at various phase transitions there are large contributions to the energy density and rearrangement of levels, followed again by a rapid cascade to the ground state or near it. If this mechanism is correct, the ground state of the theory describing our world would be a superposition of a large number of connected string vacua,with shared superselection sets of properties such as three families etc. The observed value of the cosmological constant in terms of the Planck mass, the scale of supersymmetry breaking and the number of connected string vacua.
dc.description8 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0311152
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0311152
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/52248
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleA Possible Mechanism for Generating a Small Positive Cosmological Constant
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