Does the cosmological constant imply the existence of a minimum mass?

Abstract

We show that in the framework of the classical general relativity the presence of a positive cosmological constant implies the existence of a minimal mass and of a minimal density in nature. These results rigorously follow from the generalized Buchdahl inequality in the presence of a cosmological constant.

arXiv comment8 pages, no figures, accepted for publication in PLB

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