Looking at the Cosmological Constant from Infinite-volume Bulk
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چکیده
I briefly review the arguments why the braneworld models with infinitevolume extra dimensions could solve the cosmological constant problem, evading Weinberg’s no-go theorem. Then I discuss in detail the established properties of these models, as well as the features which should be studied further in order to conclude whether these models can truly solve the problem. This article is dedicated to the memory of Ian Kogan. To appear in Ian Kogan Memorial Volume, “From Fields to Strings: Circumnavigating Theoretical Physics”, M. Shifman, A. Vainshtein, and J. Wheater, eds. (World Scientific, 2004).
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