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Time, vacuum energy, and the cosmological constant

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2010-03-12 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We describe a link between the cosmological constant problem and the problem of time in quantum gravity. This arises by examining the relationship between the cosmological constant and vacuum energy in light of non-perturbative formulations of quantum gravity.

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@article{arxiv.0906.5562,
  title  = {Time, vacuum energy, and the cosmological constant},
  author = {Viqar Husain},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.5562},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

5 pages. Honorable mention, Gravity Research Foundation Essay Awards (2009)