From spacetime foam to holographic foam cosmology

Details From spacetime foam to holographic foam cosmology From spacetime foam to holographic foam cosmology

2006-05-22

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0605117v1

Phys.Lett.B649:243-246,2007

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

8 pages, TeX; dedicated to Rafael Sorkin

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.physletb.2007.04.024

Due to quantum fluctuations, spacetime is foamy on small scales. For maximum spatial resolution of the geometry of spacetime, the holographic model of spacetime foam stipulates that the uncertainty or fluctuation of distance $l$ is given, on the average, by $(l l_P^2)^{1/3}$ where $l_P$ is the Planck length. Applied to cosmology, it predicts that the cosmic energy is of critical density and the cosmic entropy is the maximum allowed by the holographic principle. In addition, it requires the existence of unconventional (dark) energy/matter and accelerating cosmic expansion in the present era. We will argue that a holographic foam cosmology of this type has the potential to become a full fledged competitor (with distinct testable consequences) for scalar driven inflation.

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