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The cosmological constant problem is the principal obstacle in the attempt to interpret dark energy as the quantum vacuum energy. We suggest that the obstacle can be removed, i.e. that the cosmological constant problem can be resolved by…

General Physics · Physics 2012-01-24 Dragan Slavkov Hajdukovic

Given the persistence of various tensions in the "Cosmic Concordance" -- such as the "Hubble Tension", and possible departures from LambdaCDM time evolution -- seen from combinations of complementary data sets (e.g., Cosmic Microwave…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-19 Brett Bochner , Aiden Jin

In this paper, time variable cosmological constant, dubbed {\it age cosmological constant}, is investigated motivated by the fact: any cosmological length scale and time scale can introduce a cosmological constant or vacuum energy density…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-06-28 Lixin Xu , Jianbo Lu , Wenbo Li

Dark energy (and its simplest model, the Cosmological Constant or $\Lambda$) acts as a repulsive force that opposes gravitational attraction. Assuming galaxies maintain a steady state over extended periods, the estimated upper limit on…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-17 David Benisty , David Vasak , Jürgen Struckmeier , Horst Stöcker

Physics invites the idea that space contains energy whose gravitational effect approximates that of Einstein's cosmological constant, Lambda; nowadays the concept is termed dark energy or quintessence. Physics also suggests the dark energy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 P. J. E. Peebles , Bharat Ratra

We have critically compared different approaches to the cosmological constant problem, which is at the edge of elementary particle physics and cosmology. This problem is deeply connected with the difficulties formulating a theory of quantum…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Stefan Nobbenhuis

Quantum theory, general relativity, the standard model of particle physics, and the $\Lambda$CDM model of cosmology have all been spectacularly successful within their respective regimes of applicability, but many central problems remain…

General Physics · Physics 2026-05-26 Roland E. Allen

We discuss the cosmological constant problem, at the minisuperspace level, within the framework of the so-called normalized general relativity (NGR). We prove that the Universe cannot be closed, and reassure that the accompanying…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-02-03 Aharon Davidson , Shimon Rubin

The cosmological constant (CC) term in Einstein's equations, Lambda, was first associated to the idea of vacuum energy density. Notwithstanding, it is well-known that there is a huge, in fact appalling, discrepancy between the theoretical…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-03-19 Joan Sola

We propose a new approach to understand hierarchy problem for cosmological constant in terms of considering noncommutative nature of space-time. We calculate that vacuum energy density of the noncommutative quantum field theories in…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Xiao-Jun Wang

We extend the usual gravitational action principle by promoting the bare cosmological constant (CC) from a parameter to a field which can take many possible values. Variation leads to a new integral constraint equation which determines the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-03-21 John D. Barrow , Douglas J. Shaw

In cosmology, the cosmic curvature $K$ and the cosmological constant $\Lambda$ are two important parameters, and the values have strong influence on the behavior of the universe. In the context of normal cosmology, under the ordinary…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-08-11 Ying-Qiu Gu

A contribution of quantum vacuum to the energy momentum tensor is inevitably experienced in the present universe. One requires the presence of non-zero cosmological constant ($\Lambda$) to make the various observations consistent. A case of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Ishwaree P. Neupane

The cosmological constant problem is a fundamental issue that has puzzled researchers in the fields of theoretical physics and cosmology for a long time. It arises from the discrepancy between the observed value of the cosmological constant…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-01-10 Alexander I Nesterov

The concordance model of cosmology suffers from the major theoretical problems surrounding the observed value and recent emergence of a cosmological constant. In this paper we present a novel approach, which explains more naturally its…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-03-18 J. Lorca Espiro , M. Le Delliou

We argue that, when coupled to Einstein's theory of gravity, the Yukawa theory may solve the cosmological constant problem in the following sense: The radiative corrections of fermions generate an effective potential for the scalar field,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-08-31 Tomislav Prokopec

We connect a possible solution for the ``cosmological constant problem'' to the existence of a (postulated) conformal fixed point in a fundamental theory. The resulting cosmology leads to quintessence, where the present acceleration of the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 C. Wetterich

The idea that the vacuum energy density $\rho_{\Lambda}$ could be time dependent is a most reasonable one in the expanding Universe; in fact, much more reasonable than just a rigid cosmological constant for the entire cosmic history. Being…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-07-08 Harald Fritzsch , Joan Sola

We discuss how the modifications of the standard Einstein's equations needed to support the cosmological bounce can at the same time lead to vanishing of the well known cosmological constant problem, while also studying the effects of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-01-24 Petar Pavlović , Marko Sossich

The formation of the cosmic structures in the late Universe is considered using Vlasov kinetic approach. The crucial point is the use of the gravitational potential with repulsive term of the cosmological constant which provides a solution…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-02-26 V. G. Gurzadyan , N. N. Fimin , V. M. Chechetkin