Open universes, eternal inflation, and the anthropic principle

Authors
Citation
A. Vilenkin, Open universes, eternal inflation, and the anthropic principle, INT J THEOR, 38(11), 1999, pp. 3135-3145
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
00207748 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
11
Year of publication
1999
Pages
3135 - 3145
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-7748(199911)38:11<3135:OUEIAT>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Models of open inflation with a variable density parameter Ohm provide the most natural way to reconcile an open universe with inflation. The use of t he anthropic principle is essential to derive observational predictions of such models. I discuss how this principle can be used in a quantitative way to determine:the most probable value of Ohm. Application to more general m odels of eternal inflation is also briefly discussed.