96 citations · 121 across the 2 of their papers we have counts for
2 papers
gr-qc2005★ 25 cited
Does Inflation Provide Natural Initial Conditions for the Universe?
Sean M. Carroll, Jennifer Chen
If our universe underwent inflation, its entropy during the inflationary phase was substantially lower than it is today. Because a low-entropy state is less likely to be chosen ran…
hep-th2004★ 96 cited
Spontaneous Inflation and the Origin of the Arrow of Time
Sean M. Carroll, Jennifer Chen
We suggest that spontaneous eternal inflation can provide a natural explanation for the thermodynamic arrow of time, and discuss the underlying assumptions and consequences of this…