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Holographic multiverse and conformal invariance

High Energy Physics - Theory 2014-11-18 v3

Abstract

We consider a holographic description of the inflationary multiverse, according to which the wave function of the universe is interpreted as the generating functional for a lower dimensional Euclidean theory. We analyze a simple model where transitions between inflationary vacua occur through bubble nucleation, and the inflating part of spacetime consists of de Sitter regions separated by thin bubble walls. In this model, we present some evidence that the dual theory is conformally invariant in the UV.

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@article{arxiv.0905.1509,
  title  = {Holographic multiverse and conformal invariance},
  author = {Jaume Garriga and Alexander Vilenkin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.1509},
  year   = {2014}
}

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