A new cosmological constant model

Abstract

We propose a new cosmological model with a time-dependent cosmological constant ($\Lambda \propto 1/t^2$), which starting at the Planck time as ${\Lambda }_{Pl}\sim M_{Pl}^2$, evolves to the present-day allowed value of ${\Lambda }_0\sim 10^{-120}{M}_{Pl}^2$. This scenario is supported by non-critical string theory considerations. We compute the age of the Universe and the time-dependence of the scale factor in this model, and find general agreement with recent determinations of the Hubble parameter for substantial values of ${\Omega }_{\mathrm{\Lambda }}$. This effectively low-density open Universe model differs from the traditional cosmological constant model, and has observable implications for particle physics and cosmology.

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