# Anthropic distribution for cosmological constant and primordial density perturbations

@article{Graesser2004AnthropicDF,
title={Anthropic distribution for cosmological constant and primordial density perturbations},
author={Michael Lawrence Graesser and Stephen Hsu and Alejandro Jenkins and Mark B. Wise},
journal={Physics Letters B},
year={2004},
volume={600},
pages={15-21}
}
• Published 21 July 2004
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