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Why do we Need Observers? Spontaneous Breaking of Time-Reversal in de Sitter Space

High Energy Physics - Theory 2025-12-16 v1

Abstract

In this paper I explain the relation between the need for observers in de Sitter space and the spontaneous breakdown of time-reversal symmetry.

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@article{arxiv.2512.13650,
  title  = {Why do we Need Observers? Spontaneous Breaking of Time-Reversal in de Sitter Space},
  author = {Leonard Susskind},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.13650},
  year   = {2025}
}