Eternal inflation predicts that time will end
High Energy Physics - Theory
2011-02-28 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Quantum Physics
Abstract
Present treatments of eternal inflation regulate infinities by imposing a geometric cutoff. We point out that some matter systems reach the cutoff in finite time. This implies a nonzero probability for a novel type of catastrophe. According to the most successful measure proposals, our galaxy is likely to encounter the cutoff within the next 5 billion years.
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@article{arxiv.1009.4698,
title = {Eternal inflation predicts that time will end},
author = {Raphael Bousso and Ben Freivogel and Stefan Leichenauer and Vladimir Rosenhaus},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.4698},
year = {2011}
}
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22 pages, 1 figure