Predictions from quantum cosmology.
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The world view suggested by quantum cosmology is that inflating universes with all possible values of the fundamental constants are spontaneously created out of nothing. I explore the consequences of the assumption that we are a “typical” civilization living in this metauniverse. The conclusions include inflation with an extremely flat potential and low thermalization temperature, structure formation by topological defects, and an appreciable cosmological constant.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 74 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995