GRAVITATIONAL INSTANTON AND COSMOLOGICAL TERM

@article{Xue2006GRAVITATIONALIA,
  title={GRAVITATIONAL INSTANTON AND COSMOLOGICAL TERM},
  author={She-Sheng Xue},
  journal={International Journal of Modern Physics A},
  year={2006},
  volume={24},
  pages={3865-3891}
}
  • S. Xue
  • Published 31 August 2006
  • Physics
  • International Journal of Modern Physics A
Quantum fluctuation of unstable modes about gravitational instantons causes the instability of flat space at finite temperature, leading to the spontaneous process of nucleating quantum black holes. The energy-density of quantum black holes, depending on the initial temperature, gives the cosmological term, which naturally accounts for the inflationary phase of the early universe. The reheating phase is attributed to the Hawking radiation and annihilation of these quantum black holes. Then, the… 
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