Conformal fixed point, cosmological constant, and quintessence

DOI10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.90.231302zbMATH Open1267.83135arXivhep-th/0210156WikidataQ73661482 ScholiaQ73661482MaRDI QIDQ2837745FDOQ2837745

Authors: Christof Wetterich 

Publication date: 11 July 2013

Published in: Physical Review Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We connect a possible solution for the ``cosmological constant problem to the existence of a (postulated) conformal fixed point in a fundamental theory. The resulting cosmology leads to quintessence, where the present acceleration of the expansion of the universe is linked to a crossover in the flow of coupling constants.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0210156

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

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