Riding Gravity Away from Doomsday
High Energy Physics - Theory
2015-12-09 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
The discovery that most of the energy density in the universe is stored in the form of dark energy has profound consequences for our future. In particular our current limited understanding of quantum theory of gravity indicates that some time in the future our universe will undergo a phase transition that will destroy us and everything else around us instantaneously. However the laws of gravity also suggest a way out -- some of our descendants could survive this catastrophe by riding gravity away from the danger. In this essay I describe the tale of this escape from doomsday.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1503.08130,
title = {Riding Gravity Away from Doomsday},
author = {Ashoke Sen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.08130},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
LaTeX file, 8 pages, prepared for 2015 essay competition of gravity research foundation