Published June 15, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Hurdles for recent measures in eternal inflation

  • 1. SCIPP, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064 (United States)
  • 2. Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HA (United Kingdom)

Description

In recent literature on eternal inflation, a number of measures have been introduced which attempt to assign probabilities to different pocket universes by counting the number of each type of pocket according to a specific procedure. We give an overview of the existing measures, pointing out some interesting connections and generic predictions. For example, pairs of vacua that undergo fast transitions between themselves will be strongly favored. The resultant implications for making predictions in a generic potential landscape are discussed. We also raise a number of issues concerning the types of transitions that observers in eternal inflation are able to experience

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
75
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
p. 123501-123501.14
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38092753
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE; MEASURE THEORY; PROBABILITY; UNIVERSE
Descriptors DEC
COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICS

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