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Quantum Relaxation of the Cosmological Constant

High Energy Physics - Theory 2010-04-05 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We describe a mechanism that drives the Cosmological Constant to zero value. This mechanism is based on the quantum triviality of λϕ4\lambda \phi^4 field theory and works in AdSAdS space. Some subtleties of the model are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0502215,
  title  = {Quantum Relaxation of the Cosmological Constant},
  author = {R. Jackiw and Carlos Nunez and S. -Y. Pi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0502215},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

Einstein Memorial Issue, Physics Letters A. Presented at the Kummerfest, Vienna, January 2005, 5 pages. Latex