Pith. sign in

REVIEW 5 cited by

Quantum Global Structure of de Sitter Space

Not yet reviewed by Pith; the record is open.

Re-run · record.json Download PDF Read on arXiv ↗

This paper has not been read by Pith yet. Machine review is queued; the pith claim, tier, and objections will appear here once it completes.

SPECIMEN: schema-true, not a live event

T0 review · schema-true

One-sentence machine reading of the paper's core claim.

pith:XXXXXXXX · record.json · timestamp

arxiv hep-th/9902183 v2 pith:4KVTTQHY submitted 1999-02-25 hep-th astro-phgr-qc

Raphael Bousso (Stanford) This is my paper · ORCID
classification hep-thastro-phgr-qc
keywords sitterspaceblackquantumuniversesbeadschargeglobal
verification ladder T0 review T1 audit T2 compute T3 formal
0 comments
read the original abstract

I study the global structure of de Sitter space in the semi-classical and one-loop approximations to quantum gravity. The creation and evaporation of neutral black holes causes the fragmentation of de Sitter space into disconnected daughter universes. If the black holes are stabilized by a charge, I find that the decay leads to a necklace of de Sitter universes (`beads') joined by near-extremal black hole throats. For sufficient charge, more and more beads keep forming on the necklace, so that an unbounded number of universes will be produced. In any case, future infinity will not be connected. This may have implications for a holographic description of quantum gravity in de Sitter space.

Discussion (0). Continue with ORCID to comment.

Forward citations

Cited by 5 Pith papers

Reviewed papers in the Pith corpus that reference this work. Sorted by Pith novelty score. Full citation record

  1. Limits on the Statistical Description of Charged de Sitter Black Holes

    hep-th 2025-11 unverdicted novelty 7.0 of 10

    For charged de Sitter black holes, choosing the Bousso-Hawking observer normalization keeps the heat capacity finite in the Nariai limit, removing the expected log-T breakdown except in the cold and ultracold limits.

  2. Unveiling horizons in quantum critical collapse

    gr-qc 2025-09 unverdicted novelty 7.0 of 10

    Semiclassical quantum corrections in critical collapse yield a finite mass gap and transition from classical Type II to quantum Type I behavior, providing a quantum enforcement of weak cosmic censorship.

  3. The Fate of Nucleated Black Holes in de Sitter Quantum Gravity

    hep-th 2026-05 unverdicted novelty 6.0 of 10

    Nucleated maximal-mass black holes in de Sitter space undergo thermal Hawking evaporation in smooth quantum states and return fully to the empty de Sitter vacuum.

  4. Quasinormal frequencies in Reissner-Nordstr\"om de Sitter black holes: constraints from space-time and scalar field parameters

    gr-qc 2025-01 conditional novelty 4.0 of 10

    For charged, massive scalar fields around Reissner-Nordström de Sitter black holes, the effective potential has a single barrier for ℓ≥1, and the critical mass below which damping is anomalous is ℓ-independent for zer...

  5. A note on Strong Cosmic Censorship and its violation in Reissner-Nordstr\"om de Sitter black hole space-times

    gr-qc 2025-01 conditional novelty 4.0 of 10

    A WKB-based scan of quasinormal mode decay rates shows Strong Cosmic Censorship is violated in a region of the Reissner-Nordström de Sitter parameter space near extremality.

Pith tools