A solution to the cosmological constant problem

Details A solution to the cosmological constant problem A solution to the cosmological constant problem

2006-03-22

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0603088v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

22 pages, LaTeX, 4 eps figures

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We argue that, when coupled to Einstein's theory of gravity, the Yukawa theory may solve the cosmological constant problem in the following sense: The radiative corrections of fermions generate an effective potential for the scalar field, such that the effective cosmological term Lambda_eff is dynamically driven to zero. Thence, for any initial positive cosmological constant Lambda_0, Lambda_eff = 0 is an attractor of the semiclassical Einstein theory coupled to fermionic and scalar matter fields. When the initial cosmological term is negative, Lambda_eff=Lambda_0 does not change. Next we argue that the dark energy of the Universe may be explained by a GUT scale fermion with a mass, m = 4.3 * 10^15 (Lambda_0/10^13GeV)^(1/2) GeV. Finally, we comment on how the inflationary paradigm, BEH mechanism and phase transitions in the early Universe get modified in the light of our findings.

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