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arxiv: 0704.2042 · v1 · submitted 2007-04-16 · ✦ hep-th

The No-Boundary Probability for the Universe starting at the top of the hill

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keywords universehillno-boundarystartingcalculationcomparisoncontextcosmology
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We use the Hartle-Hawking No-Boundary Proposal to make a comparison between the probabilities of the universe starting near, and at, the top of a hill in the effective potential. In the context of top-down cosmology, our calculation finds that the universe doesn't start at the top.

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