Cosmological Constant from the Emergent Gravity Perspective
@article{Padmanabhan2014CosmologicalCF, title={Cosmological Constant from the Emergent Gravity Perspective}, author={Thanu Padmanabhan and Hamsa Padmanabhan}, journal={arXiv: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology}, year={2014} }
Observations indicate that our universe is characterized by a late-time accelerating phase, possibly driven by a cosmological constant $\Lambda$, with the dimensionless parameter $\Lambda L_P^2 \simeq 10^{-122}$, where $L_P = (G \hbar /c^3)^{1/2}$ is the Planck length. In this review, we describe how the emergent gravity paradigm provides a new insight and a possible solution to the cosmological constant problem. After reviewing the necessary background material, we identify the necessary and…
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