(more unsolved problems in physics) In cosmology, the cosmological constant problem or vacuum catastrophe is the substantial disagreement between the observed...
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the constant problem is the problem of deciding whether a given expression is equal to zero. This problem is also referred to as the identity problem or...
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cosmological constant. The explanation of this small but positive value is a remaining theoretical challenge, the so-called cosmological constant problem. Some...
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thus obtained is referred to as the sofa constant. The exact value of the sofa constant is an open problem. The leading solution, by Joseph L. Gerver...
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{\displaystyle G} is the gravitational constant. This is a set of nine second-order differential equations. The problem can also be stated equivalently in...
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than gravity. A hierarchy problem occurs when the fundamental value of some physical parameter, such as a coupling constant or a mass, in some Lagrangian...
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Unsolved problem in mathematics: What is the minimum volume among all shapes of the same constant width? (more unsolved problems in mathematics) In geometry...
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vacua, the problem of finding one with a sufficiently small cosmological constant is NP complete. This is a version of the subset sum problem. A possible...
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quantum vacuum. Unsolved problem in physics: Why does the zero-point energy of the vacuum not cause a large cosmological constant? What cancels it out? (more...
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Boltzmann brain (redirect from Boltzmann brain problem)
(2007). Sinks in the landscape, Boltzmann brains and the cosmological constant problem. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2007(01), 022. Sean...
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