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It was recently suggested that the cosmological constant problem as viewed in a non-perturbative framework is intimately connected to the choice of time and a physical Hamiltonian. We develop this idea further by calculating the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-04-05 Syed Moeez Hassan

The accelerating expansion of the Universe points to a small positive value for the cosmological constant or vacuum energy density. We discuss recent ideas that the cosmological constant plus LHC results might hint at critical phenomena…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-07-09 Steven D. Bass

The spacing of the acoustic peaks in the cosmic microwave background radiation anisotropy multipole spectrum has been claimed to provide the value of the total cosmological density overtly, ``written on the sky.'' Through a semianalytic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Eric V. Linder

A simple description of the vacuum energy (cosmological constant) problem for non-experts is presented. Basic features of cosmology with non-zero vacuum energy are discussed. The astronomical data which indicate that the universe is filled…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 A. D. Dolgov

The present discussion contribution is some remarks concerning and review of the proposal by one of us (C. Balazs) to explain the cosmological constant by a/the principle of entropy. Used without further comment this principle of entropy…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-06-26 H. B. Nielsen , C. Balazs

Forthcoming cosmic microwave background experiments (CMB) will provide precise new tests of structure-formation theories. The geometry of the Universe may be determined robustly, and the classical cosmological parameters, such as the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Marc Kamionkowski

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 widely cited formula $\ell_1\simeq 200 \Omega_0^{-1/2}$ for the multipole number of the first Doppler peak is not even a crude approximation in the case of greatest current interest, in which the cosmic mass density is less than the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Steven Weinberg

In this work a satisfactory, simple theoretical prediction of the data corresponding to observationally (by fine tuning condition) estimated value of the cosmological constant is given. It is supposed (in conceptually analogy with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-12-27 Vladan Pankovic , Simo Ciganovic , Jovan Ivanovic , Rade Glavatovic , Petar Grujic

Nearly seventy per cent of the energy density in the universe is unclustered and exerts negative pressure. This conclusion -- now supported by numerous observations -- poses the greatest challenge for theoretical physics today. I discuss…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-09 T. Padmanabhan

We derive the equation for pressure within a neutron star, taking into account a non-zero cosmological constant ($\Lambda$). We then examine the stability of the neutron star's equilibrium state in the presence of cosmological constant. Our…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-04-22 Naveen K. Singh , Gopal Kashyap

The dynamical realisation of the equation of state $p +\rho =0$ is studied. A non-pathological dynamics for the perturbations of such a system mimicking a dynamical cosmological constant (DCC) requires to go beyond the perfect fluid…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-03-06 Giuseppe di Donato , Luigi Pilo

The power spectrum of temperature anisotropies induced by hot intracluster gas on the cosmic background radiation is calculated. For low multipoles it remains constant while at multipoles above $l>2000$ it is exponentially damped. The shape…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 F. Atrio Barandela , J. P. Muecket

We show that a combined analysis of CMB anisotropy power spectra obtained by the Planck satellite and luminosity distance data simultaneously excludes a flat universe and a cosmological constant at $99 \%$ CL. These results hold separately…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-17 Eleonora Di Valentino , Alessandro Melchiorri , Joseph Silk

A phenomenological model is proposed to explain the recent observed cosmological variation of the fine structure constant as an effect of the quantum vacuum, assuming a flat universe with cosmological constant $\Lambda$ in the cases…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-12-17 Antonio F. Rañada

A theory of the cosmological constant Lambda is currently out of reach. Still, one can start from a set of axioms that describe the most desirable properties a cosmological constant should have. This can be seen in certain analogy to the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-06-23 Christian Beck

A large value of the cosmological constant (CC) is induced in the Standard Model (SM) of Elementary Particle Physics because of Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking. To provide a small value of the observable CC one has to introduce the vacuum…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-31 Ilya Shapiro , Joan Sola

In this paper we suppose that the cosmological constant will change when the universe expends. For a general consideration, the cosmological constant is assumed to be a function of scale factor and Hubble constant. According to the ADM…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-08-03 Jin-Zhang Tang , Qiang Xu

Recent observational analyses have suggested possible evidence of hemisphere asymmetry in cosmological datasets. Parameterizations of this kind place observers in a privileged position-specifically on the plane that divides the two…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-16 Xin Wang , Zhiqi Huang

In this work, we study the cosmological constant problem and Hubble tension in the void-dominated cosmology scenario \cite{Yusofi:2022hgg}. For this goal, we will first consider the cosmic voids in the cosmic web as interconnected ideal…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-26 E. Yusofi , M. A. Ramzanpour