Everything you always wanted to know about the cosmological constant problem (but were afraid to ask)

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 13, Issue 6-7, 2012, Pages 566-665

  Martin, JérÔme ^a  

^a INSTITUT D'ASTROPHYSIQUE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Cosmological constant problem; Feynman bubble diagrams; Super symmetry; Vacuum energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865540552     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2012.04.008     Document Type: Short Survey

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