Self-tuning vacuum variable and cosmological constant
| dc.contributor | Aalto-yliopisto | fi |
| dc.contributor | Aalto University | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Klinkhamer, F.R. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Volovik, Grigory | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Kylmälaboratorio | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-08-03T12:11:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-08-03T12:11:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | A spacetime-independent variable is introduced which characterizes a Lorentz-invariant self-sustained quantum vacuum. For a perfect (Lorentz-invariant) quantum vacuum, the self-tuning of this variable nullifies the effective energy density which enters the low-energy gravitational field equations. The observed small but nonzero value of the cosmological constant may then be explained as corresponding to the effective energy density of an imperfect quantum vacuum (perturbed by, e.g., the presence of thermal matter). | en |
| dc.description.version | Peer reviewed | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Klinkhamer, F R & Volovik, G 2008, 'Self-tuning vacuum variable and cosmological constant', Physical Review D, vol. 77, no. 8, 085015, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.77.085015 | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1103/PhysRevD.77.085015 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2470-0029 | |
| dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: e1df8bed-0464-41ce-abf9-85d5fd403a27 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | PURE ITEMURL: https://research.aalto.fi/en/publications/e1df8bed-0464-41ce-abf9-85d5fd403a27 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | PURE FILEURL: https://research.aalto.fi/files/14342071/PhysRevD.77.085015.pdf | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/27433 | |
| dc.identifier.urn | URN:NBN:fi:aalto-201708036401 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | American Physical Society | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Physical Review D | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Volume 77, issue 8, pp. 1-14 | en |
| dc.rights | openAccess | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | cosmological constant | en_US |
| dc.subject.keyword | self-sustained quantum vacuum | en_US |
| dc.title | Self-tuning vacuum variable and cosmological constant | en |
| dc.type | A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä | fi |
| dc.type.version | publishedVersion |