On cosmic natural selection
High Energy Physics - Theory
2007-05-23 v2 Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
The rate of black hole formation can be increased by increasing the value of the cosmological constant. This falsifies Smolin's conjecture that the values of all constants of nature are adjusted to maximize black hole production.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0610051,
title = {On cosmic natural selection},
author = {Alexander Vilenkin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0610051},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
4 pages, no figures. Discussion of black hole nucleation expanded, references added