The Cosmological Constant is Probably Zero, and a Proof is Possibly Right

Zhong Chao Wu

The Cosmological Constant is Probably Zero, and a Proof is Possibly Right

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arxiv 0709.3314 v3 pith:GUZV5BMO submitted 2007-09-21 gr-qc astro-phhep-th

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Hawking proposed that the cosmological constant is probably zero in quantum cosmology. Duff claimed that Hawking's proof is invalidated. Using the right configuration for the wave function of the universe, we provide a complete proof.

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