de Sitter equilibrium as a fundamental framework for cosmology

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作者
Albrecht, Andreas [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Phys, Davis, CA 95616 USA
来源
FOURTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP DICE 2008: FROM QUANTUM MECHANICS THROUGH COMPLEXITY TO SPACETIME: THE ROLE OF EMERGENT DYNAMICAL STRUCTURES | 2009年 / 174卷
关键词
INFLATION; UNIVERSE;
D O I
10.1088/1742-6596/174/1/012006
中图分类号
O3 [力学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0801 ;
摘要
Cosmology might turn out to be the study of fluctuations around a "de Sitter equilibrium" state. In this article I review the basic ideas and the attractive features of this framework, and respond to a number of common questions raised about the de Sitter equilibrium picture. I show that this framework does not suffer from the "Boltzmann Brain" problem, and relate this cosmological picture to recent work on the "clock ambiguity".
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