Predictions from Quantum Cosmology
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2010-11-01 v2 Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
The world view suggested by quantum cosmology is that inflating universes with all possible values of the fundamental constants are spontaneously created out of nothing. I explore the consequences of the assumption that we are a `typical' civilization living in this metauniverse. The conclusions include inflation with an extremely flat potential and low thermalization temperature, structure formation by topological defects, and an appreciable cosmological constant.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9406010,
title = {Predictions from Quantum Cosmology},
author = {Alexander Vilenkin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9406010},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
(revised version), 15 pages