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19 papers
Infrared Divergences in dS/CFT
T. Banks, L. Mannelli, W. Fischler
dS/CFT gives a perturbatively gauge invariant definition of particle masses in de Sitter (dS) space. We show, in a toy model in which the graviton is replaced with a minimally coup…
Some Thoughts on the Quantum Theory of Stable de Sitter Space
T. Banks
I review and update ideas about the quantum theory of de Sitter space. New results include a quantum relation between energy and entropy of states in the causal patch, which is sat…
The Holographic Approach to Cosmology
T. Banks, W. Fischler
We review the successes and challenges of the holographic approach to cosmology. The model predicts an exactly scale invariant fluctuation spectrum with long and short distance cut…
A New Approach to the Phenomenology of Cosmological Supersymmetry Breaking
T. Banks
I introduce a new low energy effective description of Cosmological SUSY breaking. It requires the existence of a strongly interacting gauge theory at a scale of order GeV, s…
An upper bound on the number of e-foldings
T. Banks, W. Fischler
If the present acceleration of the universe is due to an asymptotically de Sitter universe with small cosmological constant, and the principle of Cosmological Complementarity is va…
A Critique of Pure String Theory: Heterodox Opinions of Diverse Dimensions
T. Banks
I present a point of view about what M Theory is and how it is related to the real world, which departs in certain crucial respects from conventional wisdom. I argue against the po…