Published June 15, 2007
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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
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.75.123501;
- arXiv
- arXiv:hep-th/0611221v2;
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
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2007 The American Physical Society