Anthropic predictions: the case of the cosmological constant
Astrophysics
2007-06-20 v1
Abstract
Anthropic models can give testable predictions, which can be confirmed or falsified at a specified confidence level. This is illustrated using the successful prediction of the cosmological constant as an example. The history and the nature of the prediction are reviewed. Inclusion of other variable parameters and implications for particle physics are briefly discussed.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0407586,
title = {Anthropic predictions: the case of the cosmological constant},
author = {Alexander Vilenkin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0407586},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
14 pages, 1 fugure. Contribution to "Universe or Multiverse", ed. by B.J. Carr, to be published by Cambridge University Press