Conformal fixed point, cosmological constant, and quintessence

DOI10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.90.231302MaRDI QIDQ2837745zbMATH OpenWikidataFDO

Authors Christof Wetterich

Publication date 11 July 2013

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

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

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

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.

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