Vacuum energy density kicked by the electroweak crossover

F.R. Klinkhamer, Grigory Volovik

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Abstract

Using q-theory, we show that the electroweak crossover can generate a remnant vacuum energy density Λ∼E8ew/E4Planck, with effective electroweak energy scale Eew∼103  GeV and reduced Planck-energy scale EPlanck∼1018  GeV. The obtained expression for the effective cosmological constant Λ may be a crucial input for the suggested solution by Arkani-Hamed et al. of the triple cosmic coincidence puzzle (why the orders of magnitude of the energy densities of vacuum, matter, and radiation are approximately the same in the present Universe).
Original languageEnglish
Article number083001
Pages (from-to)1-7
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume80
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

  • cosmological constant
  • electroweak theory
  • vacuum energy

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