# Birth of the Universe From the Multiverse

@article{MersiniHoughton2008BirthOT,
title={Birth of the Universe From the Multiverse},
author={Laura Mersini-Houghton},
journal={arXiv: High Energy Physics - Theory},
year={2008},
pages={1619-1621}
}
This proceeding is based on a talk I gave at the 13th Marcel Grossmann Meeting in Stockholm Sweden.
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