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hep-th2014★ 16 cited
Stablizing oscillating universes against quantum decay
Audrey T. Mithani, Alexander Vilenkin
We investigate the effect of vacuum corrections, due to the trace anomaly and Casimir effect, on the stability of an oscillating universe with respect to decay by tunneling to the…
hep-th2014★ 26 cited
Instability of an emergent universe
Audrey T. Mithani, Alexander Vilenkin
Oscillating solutions to the effective equations of Loop Quantum Cosmology have been suggested for the role of an `eternal seed', providing a possible starting point for the emerge…