The Cosmological Constant in the Quantum Multiverse

@article{Larsen2011TheCC,
  title={The Cosmological Constant in the Quantum Multiverse},
  author={Grant Larsen and Yasunori Nomura and Hannes L.L. Roberts},
  journal={Physical Review D},
  year={2011},
  volume={84},
  pages={123512}
}
Recently, a new framework for describing the multiverse has been proposed which is based on the principles of quantum mechanics. The framework allows for well-defined predictions, both regarding global properties of the universe and outcomes of particular experiments, according to a single probability formula. This provides complete unification of the eternally inflating multiverse and many worlds in quantum mechanics. In this paper we elucidate how cosmological parameters can be calculated in… 
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